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5  7%e  Minister  shall  begin  the  services  by  reading  one  or  mon 
of  the  following  sejitences  of  Scripture,  all  standing. 

THE  Lord  is  in  his  holy  temple  ;  let  all  the  earth 
keep  silence  before  him.     Had,  ii.  20. 

From  the  rising  of  the  sun  even  unto  the  going 
down  of  the  same,  mj  name  shall  be  great  among 
the  Gentiles :  and  in  every  place  incense  shall  be 
offered  unto  my  name,  and  a  pure  offering :  for  my 
name  shall  be  great  among  the  heathen,  saith  the 
Lord  of  hosts.     Mai.  i.  11. 

Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation 
of  my  heart,  be  alway  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord, 
my  strength  and  my  Redeemer.     Fsal.  xix.  14,  15. 

When  the  wicked  man  turneth  away  from  his 
wickedness  that  he  hath  committed,  and  doeth  that 
which  is  lawful  and  right,  he  shall  save  his  soul 
alive.     Fzfil'.  xviii.  27. 

I  acknowledge  my  transgressions ;  and  my  sin 
is  ever  before  me.     Fsal.  li.  3. 

Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins ;  and  blot  out  aU 
mine  iniquities.     Psal.  li.  9. 

The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit ;  a 
broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt  not 
despise.     Fsal.  li.  17. 

Rend  your  heart  and  not  your  garments,  and 
turn  unto  the  Lo'-d  your  God ;  for  he  is  gracioua 


4  CHAPEL  8BEVI0B. 

and  merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kindness, 
and  repenteth  him  of  the  evil,     Joel  ii.  13. 

To  tlie  Lord  our  God  belong  mercies  and  forgive- 
nesses, though  we  have  rebelled  against  him ;  neither 
have  we  obeyed  the  voice  of  the  Lord  our  God,  to 
walk  in  his  laws  which  he  set  before  us.  Dan,  ix. 
9,10. 

0  Lord,  correct  me,  but  with  judgment ;  not  in 
thine  anger,  lest  thou  bring  me  to  nothing.  Jer. 
X.  24.     Pml,  vi.  1. 

Eepent  ye ;  for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at 
band.     St.  Matt.  iii.  2. 

1  will  arise,  and  go  to  my  father,  and  will  say 
unto  him,  Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heaven,  and 
before  thee,  and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son.     St.  Liilce  xv.  18,  19. 

Enter  not  into  judgment  with  thy  servant,  O 
Lord ;  for  in  thy  sight  shall  no  man  living  be  justi- 
fied.    Psal.  cxliii.  2. 

If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  our- 
selves, and  the  truth  is  not  in  us ;  but  if  we  confess 
our  sins,  God  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our 
sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness,  1 
John  i.  8,  9. 

^  Then  the  Minister  shall  say, 

DEARLY  beloved,  the  Scripture  moveth  us,  in 
sundry  places,  to  acknowledge  and  confess 
our  manifold  sins  and  wickedness  ;  and  that  we 
should  not  dissemble  nor  cloak  them  before  the  face 
of  Almighty  God  our  heavenly  Father ;  but  confess 
them  with  an  humble,  lowly,  penitent,  and  obedient 
heart ;  to  the  end  that  we  may  obtain  forgiveness  of 
the  same,  by  his  infinite  goodness  and  mercy.  And 
although  we  ought,  at  all  times,  humbly  to  acknowl- 
edge our  sins  before  God ;  yet  ought  we  chiefly  so 
to  do,  when  we  assemble  and  meet  together  to  ror.* 


OHAPEL    SEEYICE.  5 

del*  thanks  for  the  great  benefits  that  we  have  re- 
ceived at  his  hands,  to  set  forth  his  most  worthy 
praise,  to  hear  his  most  holy  word,  and  to  ask  those 
tilings  which  are  requisite  and  necessary,  as  well  for 
the  body  as  the  soul.  Wherefore  I  pray  and  beseech 
you,  as  many  as  are  here  present,  to  accompany  me 
with  a  pure  heart,  and  humble  voice,  unto  the 
throne  of  the  heavenly  grace,  saying — 

IT  A  general  Confession. 
^  To  be  repeated  after  the  Minister. 

ALMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  Father ;  We  have 
erred  and  strayed  from  thy  ways  like  lost  sheep. 
We  have  followed  too  much  the  devices  and  desires 
of  our  own  hearts.  We  have  offended  against  thy 
holy  laws.  We  have  left  undone  those  things  which 
we  ought  to  have  done ;  and  we  have  done  those 
things  which  we  ought  not  to  have  done ;  and  there 
is  no  health  in  us.  But  thou,  O  Lord,  have  mercy 
upon  us,  miserable  offenders.  Spare  thou  those,  O 
God,  who  confess  their  faults.  Restore  thou  those 
who  are  penitent;  according  to  thy  promises  de- 
clared unto  mankind  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  And 
grant,  0  most  merciful  Father,  for  his  sake,  that 
we  may  hereafter  live  a  godly,  righteous,  and  sober 
life,  to  the  glory  of  thy  holy  name.     Amen. 

^  Then  shall  be  said  the  Lord's  Prayer. 
^  The  Children  uniting  icith  the  Minister. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  Heaven,  hallowed  be  thy 
Name  :  thy  kingdom  come,  thy  wUl  be  done  on 
earth,  as  it  is  in  Heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily 
bread.  And  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as  we  for- 
give those  who  trespass  against  us.  And  lead  us 
not  into  temptation  ;  but  deliver  us  from  evil ;  for 
thine  is  the  Kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the 
glory,  fgr  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


0  OHAFKL   SERVICE. 

T  After  wMch  there  shall  then  be  sung  a  Rymn,  to  he  selected  and 
read  bi/  the  3finister.  The  children  will  rise  and  stand  while 
singing  ;  or  one  of  the  following  Anthems  may  6e  sung  iii' 
stead  thereof: 

OCOME,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord;  let  us  hearti- 
ly rejoice  in  the  strength  of  our  salvation. 

Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiv- 
ing ;  and  show  ourselves  glad  in  him  with  psalms. 

Eor  the  Lord  is  a  great  God ;  and  a  great  King 
above  all  gods. 

In  his  hand  are  all  the  corners  of  the  earth  ;  and 
the  strength  of  the  hills  is  his  also. 

The  sea  is  his,  and  he  made  it;  and  his  hands 
prepared  the  dry  land. 

O  come,  let  us  worship,  and  fall  down,  and  kneel 
before  the  Lord  our  Maker. 

For  he  is  the  Lord  our  God ;  and  we  are  the  peo- 
ple of  his  pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  his  hand. 

O  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness; 
let  the  whole  earth  stand  in  awe  of  him. 

For  he  cometh,  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth ; 
and  with  righteousness  to  judge  the  world,  and  the 
people  with  his  truth. 

Gloria  in  excels  is. 

GLORY  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace, 
good  will  towards  men.  We  praise  thee,  we 
bless  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  glorify  thee,  we 
give  thanks  to  thee  for  thy  great  glory,  O  Lord  God, 
heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  O 
Lord  God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  that 
takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us.  Thou  that  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world, 
have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou  that  takest  away  the 
sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  prayer.  Thou  that 
sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father,  have 
mercy  upon  us. 


O^APEL    SEEYICE.  7 

For  tLou  only  art  holy ;  thoii  only  art  thfe  Lord ; 
thou  only,  O  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most 
high  in  the  glory  of  God  the  Father.     Amen. 

^  A  portion  of  ScHpHire  shall  then  be  read  ty  the  Ministet ,  as 
he  may  select,  children  seated;  to  be  followed  by  the  Ten 
Commandments,  all  standing. 

Minister. 

GOD  spake  these  words,  and  said ;  I  am  the  Lord 
thy  God :  Thon  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before 
me. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline 
our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Minister.  Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any 
graven  image,  or  any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in 
heaven  above,  or  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or 
that  is  in  the  water  under  the  earth  :  thou  shalt  not 
bow  down  thyself  to  them,  nor  serve  them  :  for  I 
the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous  God,  visiting  the  in- 
iquities of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto  the 
third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate  me ; 
and  showing  mercy  unto  thousands  of  them  that 
love  me,  and  keep  my  commandments. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline 
our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Minister.  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the 
Lord  thy  God  in  vain ;  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold 
him  guiltless  that  taketh  his  name  in  vain. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  in- 
cline our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Minister.  Eemember  the  Sabbath  day  to  keep 
it  holy.  Six  days  shalt  thou  labour,  and  do  all  thy 
work :  but  the  seventh  day  is  the  Sabbath  of  the 
Lord  thy  God :  in  it  thou  shalt  not  do  any  work, 
thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy  man-ser- 
vant, nor  thy  maid-servant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy 
stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates :  for  in  six  days 


8  OHAPEL   SERVICE. 

the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  r.U 
that   in   them    is,    and    rested    the    seventh    day 
wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  Sabbath  day,  and 
hallowed  it. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  m- 
cline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Minister.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother  , 
that  thy  days  may  be  long  upon  the  land  which  the 
Lord  thy  God  giveth  thee. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  in- 
cline our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Minister.     Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  in- 
cline our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Miniater.     Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  in- 
cline our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Minister.     Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  La- 
cline  our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Minister.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness 
against  thy  neighbour. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  in- 
cline our  hearts  to  keep  this  law. 

Minister.  Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's 
house,  thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife, 
nor  his  man-servant,  nor  his  maid-servant,  nor  his 
ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is  thy  neiglibour's. 

Children.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  write 
all  these  thy  laws  in  our  hearts,  we  beseech  thee. 

^  Then  the  3finister  may  say. 

Hear  also  what  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith. 

THOU  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy 
heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy 
mind.    This  is  the  first  and  great  commandment. 


CHAPEL   SEBIIOE.  9 

And  the  secona  is  like  unto  it ;  thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyseL".  On  these  two  commandments 
hang  ail  the  law  and  the  prophets. 

^  TTien  shall  ie  sung  one  of  the  following  Chants,  all  standing : 

TT7E  praise  thee,  O  God ;  we  acknowledge  thee  t 
T  T     be  the  Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  worship  thee,  the  Father  ev 
erlasting. 

To  thee  all  Angels  cry  aloud ;  the  Heavens  and 
all  the  Powers  therein. 

To  thee,  Cherubim  and  Seraphim  continually  do 
cry, 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth  ; 

Heaven  and  Earth  are  full  of  the  Majesty  of  thy 
glory. 

The  glorious  company  of  the  Apostles  praise  thee. 

The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  Prophets  praise  thee. 

The  noble  army  of  Martyrs  praise  thee. 

The  holy  Church,  throughout  all  the  world,  doth 
acknowledge  thee ; 

The  Father,  of  an  infinite  Majesty ; 

Thine  adorable,  true,  and  only  Son ; 

Also  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter. 

Thou  art  the  King  of  Glory,  O  Christ. 

Thou  art  the  everlasting  Son  of  the  Father. 

When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  deliver  man, 
thou  didst  humble  thyself  to  be  born  of  a  virgin. 

When  thou  hadst  overcome  the  sharpness  of 
death,  thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all 
believers. 

Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  in  the  glo- 
ry of  the  father. 

We  believe  that  thou  shalt  come  to  be  our  Judge. 

We  therefore  pray  thee,  help  thy  servants,  whom 
tliQU  hast  redeemed  with  thy  precious  blood. 


aO  chapel  service. 

Make  them  to  be  nimibered  with  thy  saints,  in 
glory  everlasting. 

O  Lord,  save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  heritage. 

Gov^ern  them,  and  lift'them  up  for  ever. 

Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee  ; 

And  we  worship  thy  name  ever,world  without  end. 

Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  to  keep  us  this  day  without 
sin. 

O  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  be  upon  us,  as  our  trust  is 
in  thee. 

0  Lord,  in  thee  have  I  trusted ;  let  me  never  be 
confounded. 

GALL  ye  Works  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Angels  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Heavens,  bless  ye  the  Lord ;  praise  him, 
and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Waters  that  be  above  the  firmament,  bless 
ye  the  Lord :  praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

0  all  ye  Powers  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord ; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Sun  and  Moon,  bless  ye  the  Lord ;  praise 
liim,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Stars  of  Heaven,  bless  ye  the  Lord ;  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Showers  and  Dew,  bless  ye  the  Lord ;  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Winds  of  God,  bless  ye  the  Lord ;  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Fire  and  Heat,  bless  ye  the  Lord :  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever, 

O  ye  Winter  and  Summer,  bless  ye  the  Lord ; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 


CHAPEL   AER7I0K.  11 

O  ye  Dews  and  Frosts,  bless  ye  the  Lorii ,  praise 
Lim,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Frost  and  Cold,  bless  ye  the  Lord;  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

6  ye  Ice,  and  Snow,  bless  ye  the  Lord :  praise 
him,  and  ma  nify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Xights  and  Days,  bless  ye  the  Lord ;  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Light  and  Darkness,  bless  ye  the  Lord ; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Lightnings  and  Clonds,  bless  ye  the  Lord ; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  let  the  Earth  bless  the  Lord  ;  yea,  let  it  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Mountains  and  Hills,  bless  ye  the  Lord ; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  all  ye  green  Things  upon  the  earth,  bless  ye 
the  Lord ;  praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

0  ye  Wells,  bless  ye  the  Lord ;  praise  him,  and 
magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Seas  and  Floods,  bless  ye  tne  Lord ;  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Whales,  and  all  that  move  in  the  waters,  bless 
ye  the  Lord  ;  praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  all  ye  Fowls  of  the  Air,  bless  ye  the  Lord ; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  all  ye  Beasts  and  Cattle,  bless  ye  the  Lord ; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Children  of  Men,  bless  ye  the  Lord ;  praise 
him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  let  Israel  bless  the  Lord  ;  praise  him,  and  mag- 
nify him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Priests  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord; 
praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  Servants  of  the  Lord,  bless  ye  the  Lord  ; 
praise  him  and  magnify  him  for  ever 


12  CHAPEL   SERVICE. 

O  ye  Spirits  and  Souls  of  the  Eighteons,  bless 
ye  the  Lord  ;  praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

O  ye  holy  and  humble  Men  of  heart,  bless  ye  the 
Lord ;  praise  him,  and  magnify  him  for  ever. 

OBE  joyful  in  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands ;  serve  the 
Lord  vrith  gladness,  and  come  before  his  pres- 
ence with  a  song. 

Be  ye  sure  that  the  Lord  he  is  God ;  it  is  he  that 
hath  made  us,  and  not  we  ourselves ;  we  are  his 
people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  pasture. 

0  go  your  way  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving, 
Eiid  into  his  courts  with  praise ;  be  thankful  unto 
him,  and  speak  good  of  his  name. 

For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  his  mercy  is  everlast- 
ing ;  and  his  truth  endureth  from  generation  to  gen- 
eration. 

BLESSED  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ;  for  he  hath 
visited  and  redeemed  his  people ; 
And  hath  raised  up  a  mighty  salvation  for  us,  in 
the  house  of  his  servant  David  ; 

As  he  spake  by  the  mouth  of  his  holy  Prophets, 
which  have  been  since  the  world  began  ; 

That  we  should  be  saved  from  our  enemies,  and 
from  the  hand  of  all  that  hate  us. 

t  Or  this. 

OSIITG  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song :  for  he  hath 
done  marvellous  things. 
"With  his  own  right  hand,  and  with  his  holy  arm, 
hath  he  gotten  himself  the  victory. 

The  Lord  declared  his  salvation ;  his  righteous- 
ness hath  he  openly  showed  in  the  sight  of  the 
heathen. 

He  hath  remembered  his  mercy  and  truth  toward 


CHAPEL   SEEVIOE.  13 

the  honse  of  Israel ;  and  all  the  ends  of  the  world 
have  seen  the  salvation  of  our  God. 

Show  yourselves  joyful  unto  the  Lord,  all  ye 
ands  ;  sing,  rejoice,  and  give  thanks. 

Praise  the  Lord  upon  the  harp  ;  sing  to  the  harp 
with  a  psalm  of  thanksgiving. 

With  trumpets  also  and  shawms,  O  show  your- 
selves joyful  before  the  Lord,  the  King. 

Let  the  sea  make  a  noise,  and  all  that  therein  is 
the  round  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands,  and  let  the  hills 
be  joyful  together  before  the  Lord;  for  he  cometh 
to  judge  the  earth. 

With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world, 
and  the  people  with  equity. 

^  Or  this. 

IT  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord, 
and  to  sing  praises  unto  thy  name,  O  Most  High- 
est; 

To  tell  of  thy  loving  kindness  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  of  thy  truth  in  the  night  season ; 

Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  upon  the 
lute  ;  upon  a  loud  instrument,  and  upon  the  harp. 

For  thou.  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy 
works;  and  I  will  rejoice  in  giving  praise  for  the 
operations  of  thy  hands. 

1  Or  this. 

GOD  be  merciful  unto  us,  and  bless  us,  and  show 
us  the  light  of  his  countenance,  and  be  merciful 
unto  us ; 

That  thy  w^ay  may  be  known  upon  earth,  thy 
saving  health  among  all  nations. 

Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God ;  yea,  let  all 
the  people  praise  thee. 

O  let  the  nations  rejoice  and  be  glad ;  for  thou 


14  '       CHAPEL   SERVICE 

shalt  judge  the  folk  rigliteously,  and  govern  the  na- 
tions upon  earth. 

Let  the  people  praise  thee,  O  God  ;  yea,  let  all 
the  people  praise  thee. 

Then  shall  the  earth  bring  forth  her  increase ; 
and  God,  even  our  own  God,  shall  give  us  his  blessing. 

God  shall  bless  us  ;  and  all  the  ends  of  the  world 
sliall  fear  him. 

1  Or  thin. 

PRAISE  the  Lord,  O  my  soul;  and  all  that  is 
within  me,  praise  his  holy  name. 

Praise  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all 
his  benefits ; 

Who  forgiveth  all  thy  sin,  and  healeth  all  thine 
infirmities ; 

Who  saveth  thy  life  from  destruction,  and  crown- 
eth  thee  with  mercy  and  loving  kindness. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  ye  Angels  of  his,  ye  that  ex- 
cel in  strength  ;  ye  that  fulfil  his  commandment, 
and  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

O  praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ;  ye  servants 
of  his  that  do  his  pleasure. 

O  speak  good  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  works  of  his, 
in  all  places  of  his  dominion  :  Praise  thou  the  Lord, 
O  my  soul.  

1<  The  MiniHter  shall  then  read.,  alternately.,  loith  the  Children, 
one  of  the  following  Selections  of  Psalms— the  Congregation 
seated. 

SELECTIONS    OF    PSALMS, 

To  he  read  hy  the  Minister,  and  Children. 

SELECTION    I  . 

From  Psalm  19. 

THE  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God ;  and  the 
firmament  showeth  his  handy  work. 
Day  unto  clay  uttereth  speech,  and  nieh^  "into 
night  sheweth  knowledge. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  15 

There  ib  no  speech  nor  language,  where  their 
voice  is  not  heard. 

Their  line  is  gone  out  through  all  the  earth,  and 
their  words  to  the  end  of  the  world.  In  the-n  hath 
he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun, 

"Which  is  as  a  bridegroom  coming  out  of  his 
chamber,  and  rejoiceth  as  a  strong  man  to  run  a  race. 

His  going  forth  is  from  the  end  of  \he  herven, 
and  his  circuit  unto  the  ends  of  it:  anc  there  is 
nothing  hid  from  the  heat  thereof. 

The  law  of  the  Lord  is  perfect,  converting  the 
soul:  the  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  making 
•wise  the  simple. 

The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,  rejoicing  the 
heart :  the  commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  en- 
lightening the  eyes. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  enduring  for  ever : 
the  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  true  and  righteous 
altogether. 

More  to  be  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than 
much  fine  gold:  sweeter  also  than  honey  and  the 
honeycomb. 

Moreover  by  them  is  thy  servant  warned:  and 
in  keeping  of  them  there  is  great  reward. 

Who  can  understand  his  errors?  cleanse  thou 
me  from  secret  faults. 

Keep  back  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous 
sins ;  let  them  not  have  dominion  over  me :  then 
shall  I  be  upright,  and  I  shall  be  innocent  from  the 
great  transgression'. 

Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation 
of  my  heart,  be  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  0  Lord,  my 
strength,  and  my  redeemer. 

Psalm  24 

THE  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  the  fulness  thereof; 
the  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 


16  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

For  he  hath  founded  it  upon  the  seas,  and  estab- 
lished it  upon  the  floods. 

Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord?  or 
who  shall  stand  in  his  holy  place  ? 

He  that  liath  clean  hands,  and  a  pure  heart; 
who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul  unto  vanitj,  nor 
sworn  dec-eitfuUy. 

He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Lord,  and 
righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

This  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  him, 
that  seek  thy  face,  O  Jacob.     Selah. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates;  and  be  ye  lifted 
up,  ye  everlasting  doors;  and  the  King  of  glory 
shall  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory?  The  Lord  strong 
and  mighty,  the  Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates;  even  lift  them 
up,  ye  everlasting  doors;  and  the  King  of  glory- 
shall  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory?  The  Lord  of  hosts, 
he  is  the  King  of  glory.     Selah. 

Ps&Im  103.^ 

BLESS  the  Lord,  O  my  soul :  and  all  that  is 
within  me,  bless  his  holy  name. 

Bless  the  Lord,  O  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all 
his  benefits : 

Who  forgiveth  all  thine  iniquities ;  wlio  healeth 
all  thy  diseases ; 

Who  redeemeth  thy  life  from  destruction  ;  who 
crowneth  thee  with  lovingkindness  and  tender 
mercies; 

Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  things ;  so 
that  thy  youth  is  renewed  like  the  eagle's. 

The  Lord  executeth  righteousness  and  judgment 
for  all  that  are  oppressed. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  17 

He  made  known  his  ways  unto  Moses,  his  acta 
ante  the  cliildren  of  Israel. 

The  Lord  is  merciful  and  gracious,  slo<v  to  anger, 
and  plenteous  in  mercy. 

He  will  not  always  chide:  neither  will  he  keep 
his  anger  for  ever. 

He  hath  not  dealt  with  us  after  our  sins ;  nor 
rewarded  us  according  to  our  iniquities. 

For  as  the  heaven  is  high  above  the  earth,  so 
great  is  his  mercy  toward  them  that  fear  him. 

As  far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west,  so  far  hath 
he  removed  our  transgressions  from  us. 

Like  as  a  father  pitieth  his  children,  so  the  Lord 
pitieth  them  that  fear  him. 

For  he  knoweth  our  frame;  he  remembereth 
that  we  are  dust. 

As  for  man,  his  days  are  as  grass:  as  a  flower 
of  the  field,  so  he  flourisheth. 

For  the  wind  passeth  over  it,  and  it  is  gone; 
and  the  place  thereof  sball  know  it  no  more. 

But  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting 
to  everlasting  upon  them  that  fear  him,  and  his 
righteousness  unto  children's  children; 

To  such  as  keep  his  covenant,  and  to  those  that 
remember  his  commandments  to  do  them. 

The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  throne  in  the 
heavens ;  and  his  kingdom  ruleth  over  all. 

Bless  the  Lord,  ye  his  angels,  that  excel  in 
strength,  that  do  his  commandments,  hearkening 
unto  the  voice  of  his  word. 

Bless  ye  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts  ;  ye  ministers 
of  his,  that  do  his  pleasure. 

Bless  the  Lord,  all  his  works  in  all  places  of 
his  dominion :  bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 
2 


18  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

SELECTION  II. 
From  Psalm  139 

OLORD,  thou  Last  searchea  me,  and  known 
me. 

Thou  knowest  my  down-sitting  and  mine  up 
rising;  tliou  understandest  my  thought  afar  off. 

Thou  compassest  my  path  and  my  lying  dowit, 
and  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 

For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue,  but,  lo, 
O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

Thou  hast  beset  me  behind  and  before,  and  laid 
thine  hand  upon  me. 

Sucli  knowledge  is  too  wonderful  for  me;  it  is 
high,  1  cannot  attain  unto  it. 

Whither  shall  I  go  from  thy  Spirit?  or  whither 
shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence  ? 

If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art  there:  if  I 
make  my  bed  in  hell,  behold,  thou  art  there. 

If  I  take  the  wings  of  the  morning,  and  dwell 
in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea ; 

Even  there  shall  thy  hand  lead  me,  and  thy 
right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

If  I  say.  Surely  the  darkness  shall  cover  me; 
even  the  night  shall  be  light  about  me. 

Yea,  the  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee;  but 
the  night  shineth  as  the  day:  the  darkness  and  the 
light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

For  thou  hast  possessed  my  reins;  thou  hast 
covered  me  in  rny  mother's  womb. 

I  will  ])raise  thee;  for  I  am  fearfully  and  won- 
derfully made :  marvellous  are  thy  works ;  and  that 
my  soul  knoweth  right  well. 

My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee,  when  I 
was  made  in  secret,  and  curiously  wrought  in  tho 
lowest  parts  of  the  earth. 


OHAPEL    SERVICE.  19 

Thine  eyes  did  see  mj  substance,  yet  being  nn.- 
perfect;  and  in  thy  book  all  my  members  were 
written,  which  in  continuance  were  fashioned,  when 
as  yet  there  was  none  of  them. 

How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts  unto  me, 
O  God !  how  great  is  the  sum  of  them ! 

If  I  should  count  them,  they  are  more  in  number 
than  the  sand  :  when  I  am  awake,  I  am  still  with  thee. 

Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  heart:  try 
me,  and  know  my  thoughts : 

And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way  in  me,  and. 
lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 

Psalm  145. 

I  WILL  extol  thee,  my  God,  O  King;  and  I  will 
bless  thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

Every  day  will  I  bless  thee;  and  I  will  praise 
thy  name  for  ever  and  ever. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised: 
and  his  greatness  is  unsearchable. 

One  generation  shall  praise  thy  works  to  another, 
and  shall  declare  thy  mighty  acts. 

I  will  speak  of  the  glorious  honour  of  thy  ma- 
jesty, and  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

And  men  shall  speak  of  the  might  of  thy  terrible 
acts :  and  I  will  declare  thy  greatness. 

They  shall  abundantly  utter  the  memory  of  thy 
great  goodness,  and  shall  sing  of  tliy  righteousness. 

The  Lord  is  gracious,  and  full  of  compassion; 
slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  mercy. 

The  Lord  is  good  to  all :  and  his  tender  mercies 
^re  over  all  his  works. 

All  thy  works  shall  praise  thee,  O  Lord;  anu 
thy  saints  shall  bless  thee. 

They  shall  speak  of  the  glory  of  thy  kingdom, 
and  talk  of  thy  power ; 


20  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

To  make  known  to  the  sons  of  men  his  mighty 
acts,  and  the  glorious  majesty  of  his  kingdom. 

Thy  kingdom  is  an  everlasting  kingdom,  and 
thy  dominion  endureth  througliont  all  generations. 

The  Lord  npholdeth  all  that  fall,  and  raiseth  up 
all  those  that  he  ho  wed  down. 

The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee;  and  thou  giv- 
efit  them  their  meat  in  due  season. 

Thou  openest  thine  hand,  and  satisfiest  the  de- 
sire of  every  living  thing. 

The  Lord  is  righteous  in  all  his  ways,  and  holy 
in  all  his  works. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  all  them  that  call  upon 
him,  to  all  that  call  upon  him  in  truth. 

He  will  fulfil  the  desire  of  them  that  fear  him : 
he  also  will  hear  their  cry,  and  will  save  them. 

The  Lord  preserveth  all  them  that  love  him: 
but  all  the  wicked  will  he  destroy. 

My  mouth  shall  speak  the  praise  of  the  Lord : 
and  let  all  flesh  bless  his  holy  name  for  ever  and 
ever. 

SELECTION  IIL 

From  Psalm  51. 

HAVE  mercy  upon  me,  O  God,  according  to  th) 
lovingkindness :  according  unto  the  multitudo 
of  thy  tender  mercies  blot  out  my  transgressions. 

Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity,  ana 
cleanse  me  from  my  sin. 

For  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions :  and  my 
sir  is  ever  before  me. 

Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sinned,  and  done 
this  evil  in  thy  sight :  that  thou  mightest  be  justified 
when  thou  speakest,  and  be  clear  when  thou  judgest. 

Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity;  and  in  sin 
did  my  mother  conceive  me. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  21 

Behold,  thou  desirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts: 
and  in  the  hidden  part  thou  shuh  make  mc-  to  know 
wisdom. 

Purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean: 
wash  me,  and  I  shall  bo  whiter  tlian  snow. 

Make  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness;  that  the 
bones  which  thou  iiast  broken  may  rejoice. 

Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins,  and  blot  out  all 
mine  iniquities. 

Create  in  me  a  clean  heart,  O  God;  and  renew 
a  right  s[)irit  within  me. 

Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence;  and  take 
not  thy  Holy  Spirit  frt)m  me. 

Kestore  unto  me  the  joy  of  thy  salvation ;  and 
uphold  me  with  thy  free  tSpii'it. 

Then  will  I  teach  transgressors  thy  ways;  and 
sinners  shall  be  converted  unto  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  bloud-guiltiness,  O  God,  thou 
God  of  my  salvation :  and  my  tongue  shall  sing 
aloud  of  thy  righteousness. 

0  Lord,  o[)en  thou  my  lips;  and  mj^mouth  shall 
show  forth  thy  praise. 

For  thou  desirest  not  sacrifice ;  else  would  I  give 
it:  thou  delightest  not  in  burnt  offering. 

The  sacririces  of  G(jd  are  a  broken  spirit;  a 
broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  O  God,  thou  wilt  not 
des[jise. 

Psalm  42. 

As  the  hart  panteth  after  the  water  brooks,  so 
panteth  my  soul  after  thee,  0  God. 
My  soul  thirsteth  for  God,  for  the  living  God: 
when  shall  I  come  and  appear  before  God? 

My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night, 
while  they  continually  say  unto  me,  Where  is  thy 
God? 

When  I  remember  these  things,  I  pour  out  my 


22  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

soul  in  me :  for  I  had  gone  with  the  nmltitude,  I 
went  with  thera  to  the  hoase  of  God,  with  tlie  voice 
of  joy  and  praise,  with  a  multitude  that  kept  liolyday. 
Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul?  and  why 
art  thou  disquieted  in  me?  hope  thou  in  God;  for 
I  shall  yet  praise  him  for  the  help  of  his  countenance. 

0  my  God,  my  soul  is  cast  down  within  me: 
therefore  will  I  remember  thee  from  the  land  of 
Jordan,  and  of  the  Hermonites,  from  the  hill  Mizar. 

Deep  calieth  unto  deep  at  the  noise  of  thy  water- 
spouts: ail  thy  waves  and  thy  billows  are  gone 
over  me. 

Yet  the  Lord  will  command  his  lovingkindness 
in  the  daytime,  and  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be 
with  me,  and  my  prayer  unto  the  God  of  my  life. 

1  will  say  unto  God  my  rock,  Why  hast  thou 
forgotten  me?  why  go  I  mourning  because  of  the 
oppression  of  the  enemy? 

As  with  a  sword  in  my  bones,  mine  enemies 
reproach  me ;  while  they  say  daily  unto  me,  Where 
is  thy  God  ?^ 

Why  art  thou  cast  down,  O  my  soul?  and  why 
art  thou  disquieted  within  me?  hope  thou  in  God: 
for  I  shall  yet  praise  him,  who  is  the  health  of  my 
countenance,  and  my  God. 

SELECTION  IV. 
Psalm  37. 

FRET  not  thyself  because  of  evil  doers,  neither  do 
thou  envious  against  the  workers  of  iniquity. 
For  they  shall  soon  be  cut  down  like  the  grabs^ 
and  wither  as  the  green  herb. 

Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good :  so  shalt  thou 
dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  thou  shalt  be  fed. 

Deliglit  thyself  also  in  the  Lord;  and  he  shall 
give  the«  the  desires  of  thine  heait. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  23 

Commit  thy  way  imto  tlie  Lord;  trust  also  in 
him ;  and  he  ^hall  bring  it  to  pass. 

And  he  shall  bring  fortli  thy  righteousness  as  the 
light  and  thy  jndgnient  as  the  noonday. 

Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  wait  patiently  for  him 
fret  not  thyself  because  of  him  who  prospereth  in 
his  way,  because  of  the  man  who  bringeth  wicked 
devices  to  pass. 

Cease  from  anger,  and  forsake  wrath :  fre|  not 
thyself  in  any  wise  to  do  evil. 

For  evil  doers  shall  be  cut  off:  but  those  that 
wait  upon  the  Lord,  they  shall  inherit  tlie  earth. 

For  yet  a  little  while,  and  the  wicked  shall  not 
be.:  yea,  thou  shalt  diligently  consider  his  place, 
and  it  shall  not  be. 

But  the  meek  shall  inlierit  the  earth  ;  and  shall 
deliglit  themselves  in  the  abundance  of  peace. 

The  wicked  plotteth  against  the  just,  and  gnash- 
eth  upon  him  with  his  teeth. 

The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  him :  for  he  seeth  that 
his  day  is  coming. 

The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword,  and 
have  bent  their  bow,  to  cast  down  the  poor  and 
needy,  and  to  slay  such  as  be  of  upright  conver- 
sation. 

Their  sword  shall  enter  into  their  own  heart, 
and  their  bows  shall  be  broken. 

A  little  that  a  righteous  man  hath  is  better  than 
the  riches  of  many  wicked. 

For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  shall  be  broken  ;  but 
the  Lord  upholdeth  the  righteous. 

The  Lord  knoweth  the  days  of  the  upright :  and 
their  inheritance  shall  be  for  ever. 

They  shall  not  be  ashamed  in  the  evil  time: 
and  in  the  days  of  famine  they  shall  be  satisfied. 

But  the  wicked  shall  j^rish,  and  the  eneraiea 


24  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

of  the  Lord  shall  be  as  the  fat  of  lambs :  they  shall 
•consume ;  into  smoke  shall  they  consume  away. 

The  wicked  borroweth,  and  payeth  not  again  . 
but  the  righteous  showeth  mercy,  and  giveth. 

For  such  as  be  blessed  of  him  shall  inherit  the 
earth ;  and  they  that  be  cursed  of  him  shall  be 
cut  off. 

The  steps  of  a  good  man  are  ordered  by  the 
Lord :  and  he  delighteth  in  his  way. 

Though  he  fall,  he  shall  not  be  utterly  cast 
down:  for  the  Lord  upholdeth  him  with  his  hand. 

I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old ;  yet  have 
I  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken,  nor  his  seed 
begging  bread. 

He  is  ever  merciful,  and  lendeth ;  and  his  seed 
is  blessed. 

Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ;  and  dwell  foi 
evermore. 

For  the  Lord  loveth  judgment,  and  forsaketh 
not  his  saints ;  they  are  preserved  for  ever :  but  the 
seed  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

The  righteous  shall  inherit  the  land,  and  dwell 
therein  for  ever. 

The  mouth  of  the  righteous  speaketh  wisdom, 
and  his  tongue  talketh  of  judgment. 

The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart;  none  of  his 
steps  shall  slide. 

The  wicked  watcheth  the  righteous,  and  seeketh 
to  slay  him. 

The  Lord  will  not  leave  him  in  his  hand,  nor 
condenm  him  when  he  is  judged. 

Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way,  and  he 
shall  exalt  thee  to  inherit  the  land:  when  the 
wicked  are  cut  off,  th'ou  shalt  see  it, 

1  have  seen  the  wicked  in  great  power,  and 
spreading  himself  like  a  green  bay  tree. 


CHAPEL    SERVICli  25 

Yet  he  passed  away,  and,  lo,  he  waj  not:  yea, 
I  a)ug]it  him,  but  he  could  not  be  found. 

Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  upright- 
for  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace. 

But  the  transgressors  shall  be  destroyed  together: 
the  end  of  the  wicked  shall  be  cut  off. 

But  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is  of  the 
Lord :  he  is  their  strength  in  the  time  of  trouble. 

And  the  Lord  shall  help  them,  and  deliver  them: 
he  shall  deliver  them  from  the  wicked,  and  save 
them,  because  they  trust  in  him. 


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SELECTION  V. 
Psalm  1. 

LESSED  is  the  man  that  walketh  not  in  the 
counsel  of  the  ungodly,  nor  standeth  in  the  way 
of  sinners,  nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

But  his  delight  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord ;  and 
in  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night. 

And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  [)lanted  by  the  rivers 
of  water,  that  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season ; 
his  leaf  also  shall  not  wither;  and  whatsoever  he 
doeth  shall  prosper. 

The  ungodly  are  not  so :  but  are  like  the  chaff 
which  the  wind  driveth  away. 

Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  stand  in  the 
judgment,  nor  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the 
righteou^- 

Fo''  the  Lord  knoweth  the  way  of  the  righteous: 
but  the  way  of  the  ungodly  shall  perish. 

Psalm  15. 

LORD,  who  shall  abide  in  thy  tabernacle?  who 
shall  dwell  in  thy  holy  hill  ? 
He  that  walketh  uprightly,  and  worketh  right- 
eousness, and  speaketh  the  truth  in  his  heart. 


2ft  cHAPEL    SERVICE. 

He  tlijit  backbiteth  not  witli  liis  tongue,  nor 
doeth  (;vil  to  liis  neighbour,  nor  tr.Veth  up  a  reproach 
against  his  neighbour. 

In  whose  eyes  a  vile  person  is  contemned ;  but 
he  honoureth  thera  that  fear  the  Lord.  He  that 
sweareth  to  his  own  liurt,  and  changeth  not. 

He  that  putteth  not  his  money  to  usury,  nor 
taketh  reward  against  the  innocent.  He  that  doeth 
these  things  shall  never  be  moved. 

Psalm  91. 

HE  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the 
Most  High  shall  abide  under  the  shadow  of 
the  Almighty. 

I  will  say  of  the  Lord,  He  is  my  refuge  and  my 
fortress:  my  God;  in  him  will  I  trust. 

Surely  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of 
the  fowler,  and  from  the  noisome  pestilence. 

He  shall  cover  thee  with  his  feathers,  and  under 
his  wings  sha!t  thou  trust:  his  truth  shall  be  thy 
shield  and  buckler. 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  the  terror  by  night; 
nor  for  the  arrow  that  flieth  by  day; 

Nor  for  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness; 
nor  for  the  destruciion  that  wasteth  at  noonday. 

A  thousand  shall  fall  at  thy  side,  and  ten  thou- 
sand at  thy  right  hand;  but  it  shall  not  come  nigh 
thee. 

Only  with  thine  eyes  shalt  thou  behold  and  see 
the  reward  of  the  wicked. 

Because  thou  hast  made  the  Lord.  Avhich  is  my 
refuge,  even  the  Most  Hig;h,  thy  habitation ; 

There  shall  no  evil  befall  thee,  neither  shall  any 
plague  come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee, 
to  keep  tlien'  in  all  tby  ways. 


CHAP£L    SERA'ICE.  27 

They  shall  bear  thee  up  in  their  hands,  lest 
thou  dasi)  thy  f  x)t  against  a  stone. 

Thou  shalt  tread  upon  the  lion  and  adder :  the 
young  lion  and  the  dragon  shalt  iliou  trample  under 
feet. 

Because  he  hath  set  his  love  upon  mo,  therefore 
"svill  I  deliver  him:  I  will  set  him  on  high,  because 
he  hath  known  my  name. 

He  shall  call  upon  me,  and  I  will  answer  him  : 
I  will  be  with  him  in  trouble;  I  will  deliver  him, 
and  honour  him. 

With  long  life  will  I  satisfy  hhn,  and  show  him 
my  salvation. 

SELECTION  VI. 
Psalm  32. 

BLESSED  is  he  whose  trangression  is  forgiven, 
whose  sin  is  covered. 

Blessed  is  the  man  unto  wliom  the  Lord  im- 
puteth  not  iniquity,  and  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no 
guile. 

I  acknowledge  my  sin  unto  thee,  and  mine 
iniquity  have  I  not  hid.  I  said,  I  will  confess  my 
transgressions  unto  the  Lord ;  and  thou  forgavest 
li\e  iniquity  of  my  sin.     Selah. 

For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly  pi-ay  unto 
thee  in  a  time  when  tht)U  ma^^est  be  found:  sui-ely 
in  the  lioods  of  great  waters  they  shall  not  come 
nigh  unto  him. 

Thou  art  my  hiding  place;  thou  shalt  preserve 
me  from  trouble ;  thou  shalt  compass  me  about  with 
songs  of  deliverance.     Selah. 

]  will  instruct  thee  and  teach  thee  in  the  way 
which  thou  shalt  go  :  I  will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye. 

Maijy  sorrows  shall  be  to  the  wicked:  but  he 


28  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

that  trusteth  in  the  Lord,  mercy   shall   compass 
him  about. 

Be  glad  in  the  Lord,  and  rejoice,  ye  righteous: 
and  shout  for  joy,  all  ye  that  are  upright  in  heart. 

Psalm  130. 

OUT  of  the  depths  have  I  cried  unto  thee,  O 
Lord. 

Lord,  hear  my  voice :  let  thine  ears  be  attentive 
to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 

If  thou,  Lord,  shouldest  mark  iniquities,  O  Lord, 
who  shall  stand  ? 

But  there  is  forgiveness  with  thee,  that  thou 
may  est  be  feared. 

I  wait  for  the  Lord,  my  soul  doth  wait,  and  in 
his  word  do  I  hope. 

My  soul  waiteth  for  the  Lord  more  than  they 
that  watch  for  the  morning:  I  say,  more  than  they 
that  watch  for  the  morning. 

Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord :  for  with  the  Lord 
there  is  mercy,  and  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all  his  iniquities. 

Psalm  121. 

I  WILL  lift  np  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills,  from 
whence  cometh  my  help. 

My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord,  which  made 
heaven  and  earth. 

He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be  moved :  ne 
that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel  shall  neither 
slumber  nor  sleep. 

The  Lord  is  tliy  keeper :  the  Lord  is  thy  shade 
upon  thy  right  hand. 

The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day,  nor  the 
moou  by  night. 


cbaPel  service.  29 

The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from  all  evil;  he 
eliall  preserve  thy  sonl. 

The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out  and  thy 
coming  in  from  this  time  forth,  and  even  for  ever- 


SELECTION  VIL 
Psalm  23. 

^r^HE  Lord  is  my  shepherd ;  I  shall  not  want. 

I       He  inaketh  me  to  lie  down  in  green  pastures : 
he  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

He  restoreth  my  soul:  he  leadeth  me  in  the 
paths  of  righteousness  for  his  name's  sake. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the 
shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil:  for  thou  art 
with  me;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  presence 
of  mine  enemies:  thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil; 
my  cup  runneth  over. 

Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all 
tlie  days  of  my  life :  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house 
of  the  Lord  for  ever. 

Psalm  34. 

I  WILL  bless  the  Lord  at  all  times :   his  praise 
shall  continually  be  in  my  mouth. 
My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord :  the 
humble  shall  hear  thereof,  and  be  glad. 

0  magnify  the  Lord  with  me,  and  let  us  exalt 
his  name  together. 

1  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me,  and  de- 
livered me  from  all  my  fears. 

They  looked  unto  him,  and  were  lightened: 
and  their  faces  were  not  ashamed. 


80  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

This  poor  man  cried,  and  the  Lord  heai'd  Lim, 
and  saved  him  out  of  nil  his  troubles. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  encanipeth  round  about 
them  that  fear  him,  and  delivei-eth  them. 

O  taste  and  see  that  the  T*ord  is  good :  blessed 
is  the  man  that  trusteth  in  him. 

O  fear  the  Lord,  ye  his  saints:  for  there  is  no 
want  to  them  that  fear  him. 

The  young  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger .  bui, 
they  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  net  want  any  good 
thing. 

Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me:  I  will 
teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

What  man  is  he  that  desireth  life,  and  loveth 
many  days,  that  he  may  see  good? 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil,  and  thy  lips  from 
speaking  guile. 

Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good ;  seek  peace,  and 
pursue  it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous,  and 
his  ears  are  open  unto  their  cry. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do 
evil,  to  cut  off  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the 
earth. 

The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord  heareth,  and 
deliverelh  tliem  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  of  a  broken 
heart;  and  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  contrite  spirit. 

Many  are  the  afflictions  of  the  righteous :  but 
the  Lord  delivereth  him  oat  of  them  all. 

He  keepeth  all  his  bones:  not  one  of  them  ia 
broken. 

Evil  shall  slay  the  wicked:  and  tiiey  that  hate 
the  righteous  shall  be  desolate. 

The  Lord  redeemeth  the  soul  of  his  servants: 
and  none  of  them  that  trust  in  him  shall  be  desolate. 


CHAi'EL    SERVICE.  31 

Psalm  65. 

PKAISE  waiteth  for  thee,  O  God    in  Zion :  and 
unto  thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed. 

O  thou  that  hearest  prayer,  unto  thee  shall  all 
flesh  come. 

Iniquities  prevail  against  me:  as  for  ov^r  trans- 
gressions, thou  shalt  purge  them  i.v\'ay. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  and 
causest  to  approach  unto  thee,  that  he  may  dwell  in 
thy  courts:  we  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  goodness 
of  thy  h()use,  even  of  thy  holy  temple. 

By  terrible  things  in  righteousness  wilt  thou 
answer  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation ;  who  art  the 
confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth,  and  of  them 
that  are  afar  off  upon  the  sea : 

Which  by  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains ; 
being  girded  with  power: 

Which  stilleth  the  noise  of  the  seas,  the  noise  of 
their  waves,  and  the  tumult  of  the  people. 

They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  are 
afraid  at  thy  tokens:  thou  raakest  the  outgoings  of 
the  morning  and  evening  to  rejoice. 

Thou  visitest  the  earth,  and  waterest  it:  thon 
greatly  enrichest  it  with  the  river  of  God,  which  is 
full  of  water :  thou  preparest  them  corn,  when  thou 
hast  so  provided  for  it. 

Thou  waterest  the  ridges  thereof  abundantly : 
thou  settlest  the  furrows  thereof:  thou  makest  it  soft 
with  showers:  thou  blessest  the  springing  thereof. 

Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness;  and 
thy  paths  drop  fatness. 

They  drop  upon  tne  pastures  of  the  wilderness : 
and  the  little  hills  rejoice  on  every  side. 

The  pastures  are  clothed  with  flocks ;  the  val- 
leys also  are  covered  over  with  corn;  they  shout 
for  joy,  they  also  sing. 


82  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

SELECTION  VIII. 

Psalm  84. 

HOW  amiable  are  thy  tabernacles,  O  Lord  of 
hosts ! 

My  soul  longeth,  yea,  even  fainteth  for  the 
courts  of  the  Lord :  my  heart  and  my  flesh  crieth 
out  for  the  living  God. 

Yea,  the  sparrow  hath  found  a  house,  and  the 
swallow  a  nest  for  herself,  where  she  may  lay  her 
young,  even  thine  altars,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  my  King, 
and  my  God. 

Blessed  are  they  that  dwell  in  thy  house :  they 
will  be  still  praising  thee.     Selah. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whose  strength  is  in  thee; 
in  whose  heart  are  the  ways  of  them. 

Who  passing  through  the  valley  of  Baca  make 
it  a  well ;  the  rain  also  filleth  the  pools. 

They  go  from  strength  to  strength,  every  one 
of  them  in  Zion  appeareth  before  God. 

O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  hear  my  prayer :  give  ear, 
0  God  of  Jacob.     Selah. 

Behold,  O  God  our  shield,  and  look  upon  the 
face  of  thine  anointed. 

For  a  day  in  thy  courts  is  better  than  a  thou- 
sand. I  had  rather  be  a  doorkeeper  in  the  house 
of  my  God,  than  to  dwell  in  the  tents  of  wicked- 
ness. 

For  the  Lord  God  is  a  sun  and  shield :  tlie  Lord 
will  give  grace  and  glory:  no  good  tiling  will  he 
withhold  from  them  that  walk  uprightly. 

O  Lord  of  hosts,  blessed  is  the  man  that  trusteth 
in  thee. 

Psalm  85. 

LORD,  thou  hast  been  favourable  unto  thy  land : 
thou  hast  brought  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  33 

Thou  hast  forgiven  the  iniqiiitj  of  thy  people; 
thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin.     Selah. 

Tlioii  hast  taken  away  all  thy  wrath :  thou  hast 
turned  thyself  tVom  the  fierceness  of  thine  anger. 

Turn  us,  O  God  of  oar  salvation,  and  cause  thine 
anger  toward  us  to  cease. 

Wilt  thou  be  angry  with  us  for  ever?  wilt  thou 
draw  out  thine  anger  to  all  generations? 

Wilt  thou  not  revive  us  again :  that  thy  people 
may  rejoice  in  thee? 

Show  us  thy  mercy,  O  Lord,  and  grant  us  thy 
salvation. 

I  will  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak:  for 
he  will  speak  peace  unto  his  people,  and  to  his 
saints :  but  let  them  not  turn  again  to  folly. 

Surely  his  salvation  is  nigh  them  that  fear  him: 
that  glory  may  dwell  in  our  land. 

Mercy  and  truth  are  met  together ;  righteousness 
and  peace  have  kissed  each  other. 

Trutli  shall  spring  out  of  the  earth ;  and  right- 
ousness  shall  look  down  from  heaven. 

Yea,  the  Lord  shall  give  that  which  is  good; 
and  our  land  shall  yield  her  increase. 

Righteousness  shall  go  before  him;  and-  shall  set 
us  in  the  way  of  his  steps. 

Psalm  93. 

THE  Lord  reigneth,  he  is  clothed  Avith  majesty; 
the  Lord  is  clothed  with  strength,  wherewith 
he  hath  girded  himself:  the  world  also  is  established, 
that  it  cannot  be  moved. 

Thy  throne  is  established  of  old :  thou  art  from 
everlasting. 

The  Hoods  have  lifted  up,  0  Lord,  the  floods 
have  lifted  up  their  voice;  the  floods  lift  up  their 
waves. 

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S4  CH-iPEL    SERVICE. 

The  Lord  on  high  is  mightier  than  the  noise  of 
many  waters,  yea,  than  the  mighty  waves  of  the 
sea. 

Thy  testimonies  are  very  sure:  holiness  be- 
cometh  thine  house,  O  Lord,  for  ever. 

Psalm  9T.        , 

THE  Lord  reigneth;  let  the  earth  rejoice;  let 
the  multitudes  of  the  isles  be  glad  thereof. 

Clouds  and  darkness  are  round  about  him :  right- 
eousness and  judgment  are  the  habitation  of  his 
throne, 

A  fire  goeth  before  him,  and  burneth  up  his 
enemies  round  about. 

His  lightnings  enlightened  the  world :  the  earth 
saw,  and  trembled. 

The  hills  melted  like  wax  at  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord  of  the  whole 
earth. 

The  heavens  declare  his  righteousness,  and  all 
the  people  see  his  glory. 

Confounded  be  all  they  that  serve  graven  im- 
ages, that  boast  themselves  of  idols:  worship  him, 
all  ye  gods. 

Zion  heard,  and  was  glad;  and  the  daughters 
of  Judah  rejoiced  because  of  thy  judgments,  O 
Lord. 

For  thou,  Lord,  art  high  above  all  the  earth : 
thou  art  exalted  far  above  all  gods. 

Ye  that  love  the  Lord,  hate  evil :  he  preserveth 
the  souls  of  the  saints:  he  delivereth  them  out  of 
the  hand  of  the  wicked. 

Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous,  and  gladness 
for  the  upright  in  heart. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord,  ye  righteous;  and  give 
thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his  holiness. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  35 

SELECTION  IX. 
Psalm  8. 

OLORD  our  Lord,  how  excellent  is  thy  name 
in  all  the  earth !  who  hast  set  thy  glory 
above  the  heavens. 

Out  of  the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  hast 
thou  ordained  strength  because  of  thine  enemies, 
that  thou  mightest  still  the  enemy  and  the  avenger. 

When  I  consider  tliy  heavetis,  the  work  of  thy 
fingers,  the  moon  and  the  stars,  which  thou  hast 
ordained ; 

What  is  man,  that  thou  art  mindful  of  him?  and 
the  son  of  man,  that  thou  visitest  him  ? 

For  thou  liast  made  him  a  little  lower  than 
the  angels,  and  hast  crowned  him  with  glory  and 
honour. 

Thou  madest  him  to  have  dominion  over  the 
works  of  thy  hands ;  thou  hast  put  all  things  under 
his  feet : 

All  sheep  and  oxen,  vea,  and  the  beasts  of  the 
field: 

The  fowl  of  the  air,  and  the  fish  of  the  sea,  and 
whatsoever  passeth  through  the  paths  of  the  seas. 

O  Lord  our  Lord,  how  excellent  is  thy  name  in 
all  the  earth ! 

From  Psalm  33. 

REJOICE  in  the  Lord,  O  ye  righteous :  for  praise 
is  comely  for  the  upright. 
Praise  the  Lord  with  harp :  sing  unto  him  with 
the  psaltery  and  an  instrument  of  ten  strings. 

Sing  unto  him  a  new  song;  play  skilfully  with  a 
loud  noise. 

For  the  word  of  the  Lord  is  right;  and  all  hia 
works  are  done  in  truth. 


36  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

He  loveth  righteousness  and  judgment :  the  earth 
is  full  of  the  goodness  of  the  Lord. 

By  the  word  of  the  Lord  were  the  heavens 
made ;  and  all  the  host  of  them  by  the  breath  ^f  his 
mouth. 

He  gathereth  the  waters  of  the  sea  together  as  a 
heap :  he  layeth  up  the  depth  in  storehouses. 

Let  all  the  earth  fear  the  Lord :  let  all  the  in- 
habitants of  the  world  stand  in  awe  of  him. 

For  he  spake,  and  it  was  done ;  he  commanded, 
and  it  stood  fast. 

Psalm  147. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord:  for  it  is  good  to  sing 
praises  unto  our  God ;  for  it  is  pleasant ;  and 
praise  is  comely. 

The  Lord  doth  build  up  Jerusalem  :  he  gathereth 
together  the  outcasts  of  Israel. 

He  healeth  the  broken  in  heart,  and  bindeth  up 
their  wounds. 

He  telleth  the  number  of  the  stars ;  he  calleth 
them  all  by  their  names. 

Great  is  our  Lord,  and  of  great  power :  his  un- 
derstanding is  infinite. 

The  Lord  lifted  up  the  meek :  he  casteth  the 
wicked  down  to  the  ground. 

Sing  unto  the  Lord  with  thanksgiving;  sing 
praise  upon  the  harp  unto  our  God : 

AVho  covereth  the  heaven  with  clouds,  who  pre- 
pareth  rain  for  the  earth,  who  maketh  grass  to 
grow  upon  tlie  mountains. 

He  giveth  to  the  beast  his  food,  and  to  the  young 
ravens  which  cry. 

He  delighteth  not  in  tlie  strength  of  the  horse : 
he  taketh  not  pleasure  in  the  legs  of  a  man. 

The  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  them  that  fear  him, 
in  those  that  hope  in  his  mercy. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  37 

Praise  the  Lord,  O  Jerusalem;  praise  tliy  God, 

0  Zion. 

For  he  hath  strengthened  the  bars  of  thy  gates ; 
he  hath  blessed  thy  children  within  thee. 

He  maketh  peace  in  thy  borders,  and  filleth  thee 
with  the  finest  of  the  wheat. 

He  sendeth  forth  his  commandment  upon  earth : 
his  word  runneth  very  swiftly. 

He  giveth  snow  like  wool :  he  scattereth  the 
hoar  frost  like  ashes. 

He  casteth  forth  his  ice  like  morsels:  who  can 
stand  before  his  cold  ? 

He  sendeth  out  his  word,  and  melteth  them :  he 
causeth  his  wind  to  blow,  and  the  waters  flow. 

He  showeth  his  word  unto  Jacob,  his  statutes 
and  his  judgments  unto  Israel. 

He  hath  not  dealt  so  with  any  nation:  and  as 
for  his  judgments,  they  have  not  known  them. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

From  Psalm  57. 

BE  thou  exalted,  O  God,  above  the  heavens ;  let 
thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 
They  have  prepared  a  net  for  my  steps ;  my  soul 
is  bowed  down :  they  have  digged  a  pit  before  me, 
into  the  midst  whereof  they  have  fallen  themselves. 
Selah. 

My  heart  is  fixed,  0  God,  my  heart  is  fixed :  I 
will  sing  and  give  praise. 

Awake  up,  my  glory ;  awake,  psaltery  and  harp : 

1  myself  will  awake  early. 

i  will  praise  thee,  O  Lord,  among  the  people: 
I  will  sing  unto  thee  among  the  nations. 

For  thy  mercy  is  great  unto  the  heavens,  and 
thy  truth  unto  the  clouds. 

Be  thou  exalted,  0  God,  above  the  heavens :  let 
thy  glory  be  above  all  the  earth. 


dO  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

SELECTION  X. 
From  Psalm  96. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song :   sing  unto 
the  Lord,  all  the  earth. 
Sing  unto  the  Lord,  hless  his  name ;  show  forth 
his  salvation  from  day  to  day. 

Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen,  liis  won- 
ders among  all  people. 

For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to  be  praised : 
he  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods.. 

Psalm  148. 

PKAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  ye  the  Lord  from 
the  heavens :  praise  him  in  the  heights. 

Praise  ye  him,  all  his  angels :  praise  ye  him,  all 
his  hosts. 

Praise  ye  him,  sun  and  moon  :  praise  him,  all  ye 
stars  of  light. 

Praise  him,  ye  heavens  of  heavens,  and  ye  waters 
that  be  above  the  heavens. 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  the  Lord :  for  he 
commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

He  hath  also  stablished  them  for  ever  and  ever : 
he  hath  made  a  decree  which  shall  not  pass. 

Praise  the  Lord  from  the  earth,  ye  dragons,  and 
all  deeps : 

Fire,  and  liail ;  snow,  and  vapour ;  stormy  wind 
fulfilling  his  word: 

Mountains,  and  all  hills;  fruitful  trees,  and  all 
cedars : 

Beasts,  and  all  cattle ;  creeping  things,  and  fly- 
ing fowl : 

Kings  of  the  earth,  and  all  people;  princes,  and 
all  judges  of  the  earth : 

Both  young  men,  and  maidens;  old  men,  and 
children : 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  3d 

Let  them  praise  the  name  of  tt.  e  Lord :  for  his 
name  alone  is  excellent;  his  glory  is  above  the 
earth  and  heaven. 

He  also  exalteth  the  lion  of  his  people,  the 
praise  of  all  his  saints;  even  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  a  people  near  unto  him.    Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

From  Psalm  149. 

PRx^ISE  ye  the  Lord.     Sing  unto  the  Lord  a 
new  song,  and  his  praise  in  the  congregation 
of  saints. 

Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him  :  let  the 
children  of  Zion  be  joyful  in  their  King. 

Let  them  praise  his  name  in  the  dance :  let  them 
sing  praises  unto  him  with  the  timbrel  and  harp. 

For  the  Lord  taketh  pleasure  in  his  people:  he 
will  beautify  the  meek  with  salvation. 

Psalm  150. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  God  in  his  sanctu- 
aj-y  :  praise  him  in  the  firmament  of  his  power. 

Praise  him  for  his  mighty  acts:  praise  him  ac- 
cording to  his  excellent  greatness. 

Praise  him  with  the  sound  of  the  trumpet : 
praise  him  with  the  psaltery  and  harp. 

Praise  him  with  the  timbrel  and  dance :  pralise 
him  with  stringed  instruments  and  organs. 

Praise  him  upon  the  loud  cymbals :  praise  him 
upon  the  high  sounding  cymbals. 

Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  the 
Lord.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

SELECTION  XL 

Psalm  116. 

I  LOVE  the  Lord,  because  he  hath  heard  m^ 
voice  and  my  supplications. 


40  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

Because  ho  hath  inclined  his  ear  unto  me,  there- 
fore will  I  call  upon  his  name  as  long  as  I  live. 

The  sorrows  of  death  compassed  me,  and  the  paina 
of  hell  gat  hold  ui)on  me :  I  found  trouble  and  sorrow. 

Then  called  I  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord:  O 
Lord,  1  beseech  thee,  deliver  my  soul. 

..Gracious  is  the  Lord,  and  righteous;  yea,  our 
God  is  merciful. 

The  Lord  presers'eth  the  simple:  I  was  brought 
low,  and  he  helped  me, 

Eeturn  unto  thy  rest,  O  my  soul:  for  the  Lord 
hath  dealt  bountifully  with  thee. 

For  thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death, 
mine  eyes  from  tears,  and  my  feet  from  falling, 

I  will  walk  before  the  Lord  in  the  land  of  the 
living. 

1  believed,  therefore  have  I  spoken :  I  was  greatly 
afflicted: 

I  said  in  my  haste.  All  men  are  liars. 

What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord  for  all  his 
benefits  toward  me? 

I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and  call  upon 
the  name  of  the  Lord, 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the 
presence  of  all  his  people. 

Precious  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord  is  the  death 
of  his  saints. 

0  Lord,  truly  I  am  thy  servant ;  I  am  thy  serv- 
ant, and  the  son  of  thine  handmaid:  thou  hast 
loosed  my  bonds. 

1  will  otfer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of  thanksgiving, 
and  Avill  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord, 

I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord  now  in  the 
presence  of  his  people. 

In  the  courts  of  the  Lord's  house,  in  the  midst 
of  thee,  O  Jerusalem.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


CHAPEL    SERv'ICE.  41 

Psalm  122. 

J  "WAS  glad  when  they  said  unto  me,  Let  us  go 
into  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

Oar  feet  sliall  stand  within  thy  gates,  O  Jeru- 
salem. 

Jerusalem  is  builded  as  a  city  that  is  compact 
togetlier : 

Whither  the  tribes  go  up,  the  tribes  of  the  Lord, 
unto  the  testimony  of  Israel,  to  give  thanks  unto 
the  name  of  the  Lord. 

For  til  ere  are  set  thrones  of  judgment,  the 
thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 

Pray  for  the  peace  of  Jerusalem :  they  shall 
prosper  that  love  thee. 

Peace  be  within  thy  walls,  and  prosperity  within 
thy  palaces. 

For  my  brethren  and  companions'  sake,  I  will 
now  say,  Peace  be  within  thee. 

Because  of  the  house  of  the  Lord  our  God  I  will 
seek  thy  good. 

Psalm  46. 

GOD  is  our  refuge  and  strength,  a  very  present 
help  in  trouble. 

Therefore  will  not  we  fear,  though  the  earth  be 
removed,  and  though  the  mountains  be  carried  into 
the  midst  of  the  sea ; 

Though  the  waters  thereof  roar  and  be  troubled, 
though  the  mountains  shake  with  the  swelling 
thereof.     Selah. 

There  is  a  river,  the  streams  whereof  shall  make 
glad  the  city  of  God,  the  holy  place  of  the  taberna- 
cles of  the  Most  High. 

God  is  in  the  midst  of  her;  she  shall  not  be 
moved:  God  shall  help  her,  and  that  right  early. 

The  heathen  raged,  the  kingdoms  were  moved.' 
he  uttered  his  voice,  the  earth  melted. 


42  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us ;  the  God  of  Jacob 
is  our  refuge.     Selah. 

Come,  behold  the  works  of  the  Lord,  what  deso- 
lations he  hath  made  in  the  earth. 

He  maketh  wars  to  cease  unto  the  end  of  the 
earth ;  he  breaketh  the  bow,  and  cutteth  the  spear 
in  sunder ;  he  burneth  the  chariot  in  the  fire. 

Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God:  I  will  be 
exalted  among  the  heathen,  I  will  be  exalted  in  the 
earth. 

The  Lord  of  hosts  is  with  us;  the  God  of  Jacob 
is  our  refuge.     Selah. 

SELECTION   XIL 

From  Psalm  119. 

WHEKEWITHAL  shall  a  young  man  cleanse 
his  way?  by  taking  heed  thereto  according 
to  thy  word. 

With  my  whole  heart  have  I  sought  thee :  0  let 
me  not  wander  from  thy  commandments. 

Thy  word  have  I  hid  in  mine  heart,  that  I  might 
not  sin  against  thee. 

Blessed  art  thou,  O  Lord :  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

With  my  lips  have  I  declared  all  the  judgments 
of  thy  mouth. 

I  have  rejoiced  in  the  way  of  thy  testimonies,  as 
much  as  in  all  riches. 

I  will  meditate  in  thy  precepts,  and  have  respect 
unto  thy  ways. 

I  will  delight  myself  in  thy  statutes :  I  will  not 
forget  thy  word. 

Deal  bountifully  with  thy  servant,  that  I  may 
live,  and  keep  thy  word. 

Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may  behold  won* 
droiis  things  out  of  thy  law. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  43 

I  am  a  stranger  in  the  earth :  hide  aot  thy  com- 
mandments from  me. 

My  sonl  breaketh  for  the  longing  that  it  hath 
unto  thy  judgments  at  all  times. 

Tlioa  hast  rebuked  the  proini  the>  ai,.  cursed, 
which  do  err  from  tliy  commandments. 

Eemove  from  me  reproach  and  contempt;   for 
I  have  kept  thy  testimonies. 

Princes  also  did  sit  and  speak  ag/iinst  me:  but 
thy  servant  did  meditate  in  thy  statutes. 

Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  delight,   and  my 
counsellors. 

My  soul  cleaveth  unto  the  dust:  quicken  thou 
me  according  to  thy  word. 

I  have  declared  my  ways,   and  thou   heardest 
me :  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

Make  me  to  understand  the  way  of  thy  precepts : 
so  shall  I  talk  of  thy  wondrous  works. 

My  soul  melteth  for  heaviness:  strengthen  thou 
me  according  unto  thy  word. 

Remove  from  me  the  way  of  lying ;  and  grant 
me  thy  law  graciously. 

I  have  chosen  the  way  of  truth :  thy  judgments 
have  I  laid  before  me. 

I  have  stuck  unto  thy  testimonies :  0  Lord,  put 
me  not  to  shame. 

I  will  run  the  way  of  thy  commandments,  when 
thou  shalt  enlarge  my  heart. 

Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  way  of  thy  statutes ;  and 
I  shall  keep  it  unto  the  end. 

Give  me  understanding,  and  I  shall  keep  th 
law ;  yea,  I  shall  observe  it  with  my  whole  heart, 

Malie  me  to  go  in  the  path  of  thy  command 
ments ;  for  therein  do  I  delight. 

Incline  mine  heart  unto  thy  testimonies,  and  not 
to  covetousness. 


44  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

Turn  away  mine  eyes  from  beboldinji  vanity;  and 
quicken  thou  me  in  tliy  way. 

Stablisli   thy  word   unto   thy   servant,   who   is 
devoted  to  thy  fear. 

Turn  away  my  reproacli  which  I  fear;   for  thy 
judgments  are  good. 

Beliold,  I  have  longed  after  thy  precepts :  quick- 
en me  in  thy  righteousness. 

Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet,  and  a  light 
unto  my  path. 

I  have  sworn,  and  I  will  perform  it,  that  I  will 
keep  thy  righteous  judgments. 

I  am  afflicted  very  much :  quicken  me,  O  Lord, 
according  unto  thy  word. 

Accept,  I  beseech  thee,  the  freewill  offerings  of 
my  mouth,  O  Lord,  and  teach  me  thy  judgments. 

My  soul  is  continually  in  my  hand :  yet  do  I  not 
forget  thy  law. 

The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for  me:   yet  I 
erred  not  from  thy  precepts. 

Thy  testimonies  have  I  taken  as  a  heritage  for 
ever:  for  they  are  the  rejoicing  of  my  lieart. 

I  have  inclined  mine  heart  to  perform  thy  statutes 
always,  even  unto  the  end. 


M 


CHEISTMAS    DAY. 
Fiom  Psalm  45. 

y  heart  is  inditing  a  good  matter:  I  speak  of 
the  things  which  I  have  made  touching  the 
King:  my  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  ready  writer. 

Thou  art  fairer  than  the  cliildren  of  men :  grace 
is  poured  into  thy  lips :  therefore  God  hath  blessed 
thee  for  ever. 

Gird  thy  sword  upon  thy  thigh,  0  most  Mighty, 
with  thy  glory  and  thy  majesty. 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  45 

And  in  thy  majesty  ride  prosperously,  because 
of  truth  and  meekness  and  righteousness;  and  tliv 
right  hand  shall  teach  thee  terrible  things. 

Thine  arrows  are  sharp  in  the  heart  of  the  King's 
enemies;  whereby  the  people  fall  under  thee. 

Thy  throne,  O  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever:  the 
sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is  a  right  sceptre. 

Thou  lovest  righteousness,  and  Latest  wicked- 
ness:  therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee 
"with  the  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  fellows. 

From  Psalm  89. 

J  WILL  sing  of  the  mercies  of  the  Lord  for  ever: 
with  my  mouth  will  I  make  known  thy  faith- 
fulness to  all  generations. 

For  I  have  said,  Mercy  shall  be  built  up  for  ever: 
thy  faithfulness  shalt  thou  establish  in  the  very 
heavens, 

I  have  made  a  covenant  with  my  chosen,  I  have 
sworn  unto  David  my  servant, 

Thy  seed  will  I  establish  for  ever,  and  build  up 
thy  throne  to  all  generatious.     Selah. 

And  the  heavens  shall  praise  thy  wonders,  O  Lord: 
thy  faithfulness  also  in  the  congregation  of  the  saints. 

For  who  in  the  heaven  can  be  compared  unto 
the  Lord?  who  among  the  sons  of  the  mighty  can 
be  likened  unto  the  Lord  ? 

Blessed  is  the  people  that  know  the  joyful  sound : 
they  shall  walk,  O  Lord,  in  the  light  of  thy  coun- 
tenance. 

In  thy  name  shall  they  rejoice  all  the  day:  and 
in  thy  righteousness  shall  they  be  exalted. 

For  thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength:  and  iu 
thy  favour  our  horn  sliall  be  exalted. 

For  the  Lord  is  our  defence ;  and  the  Holy  One 
of  Israel  is  our  King. 


46  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

I  have  found  David  my  servant;  with  my  holy 
oil  have  I  anointed  him : 

With  wliom  my  hand  shall  be  established :  mine 
arm  also  shall  streno:then  him. 

The  enemy  shall  not  exact  upon  him ;  nor  the 
son  of  wickedness  afflict  him. 

And  I  will  beat  down  his  foes  before  his  face, 
and  plague  them  that  hate  him. 

But  my  faithfulness  and  my  mercy  shall  be  with 
him :  and  in  my  name  shall  his  horn  be  exalted. 

I  will  set  his  hand  also  in  the  sea,  and  his  right 
hand  in  the  rivers. 

He  shall  cry  unto  me,  Thou  art  my  Father,  my 
God,  and  the  Rock  of  my  salvation. 

Also  I  will  make  him  my  firstborn,  higher  than 
the  kings  of  the  earth. 

My  mercy  will  I  keep  for  him  for  evermore,  and 
my  covenant  shall  stand  fast  with  him. 

His  seed  also  will  I  make  to  endure  for  ever, 
and  his  throne  as  the  days  of  heaven. 

From  Psalm  110. 

^"P^HE  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  at  my 
JL  right  hand,  until  I  make  thine  enemies  thy 
footstool. 

The  Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  thy  strength  out 
of  Zion :  rule  thou  in  the  midst  of  thine  enemies. 

Thy  people  shall  be  willing  in  the  day  of  thy 
power,  in  the  beauties  of  holiness  from  the  womb 
of  the  morning:  thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 

The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  repent.  Thou 
art  a  priest  for  ever  after  the  order  of  Melchizedek. 

From  Isa.  9,  Micah  5,  and  Isa.  11. 

FOR  unto  us  a  child  is  born,  unto  us  a  son  is 
given:  and  the  government  shall  be  upon  his 
shoulder:  ajid  his  name  shall  be  called  Wonderful, 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  47 

Counsellor,    The    mighty    God,    The    Everlasting 
Father,  The  Prince  of  Peace. 

Of  the  increase  of  his  government  and  peace 
there  shall  be  no  end,  upon  the  throne  of  David, 
and  upon  his  kingdom,  to  order  it,  and  to  establish 
it  Avith  judgment  and  Avith  justice  from  henceforth 
even  for  ever.  The  zeal  of  the  Lord  of  hosts  wiL 
perform  this. 

But  thou,  Beth-lehem  Ephratah,  though  thou  bo 
little  among  the  thousands  of  Judah,  yet  out  of  thee 
shall  he  come  forth  unto  me  that  is  to  be  the  ruler 
in  Israel;  Avhose  goings  forth  have  been  from  of 
old,  from  everlasting. 

Therefore  will  h^  give  them  up,  until  the  time 
that  she  which  tra-faileth  hath  brought  forth :  then 
the  remnant  ^his  brethren  shall  return  unto  the 
children  of  Israel. 

And  he  shall  stand  and  feed  in  the  strength  of 
the  Lord,  in  the  majesty  of  the  name  of  the  Lord 
his  God ;  and  they  shall  abide :  for  now  shall  he 
be  great  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth. 

And  there  shall  come  forth  a  rod  out  of  the  stem 
of  Jesse,  and  a  branch  shall  grow  out  of  his  roots : 

And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  shall  rest  upon  hiro 
the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding,  tJje  spirit 
of  counsel  and  might,  the  spirit  of  knowledge  and 
of  the  fear  of  the  Lord ; 

And  shall  make  him  of  quick  understanding  ii« 
the  fear  of  the  Lord :  and  he  shall  not  judge  after 
the  sight  of  his  eyes,  neither  reprove  after  the  hear- 
ing of  his  ears : 

But  with  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  poor, 
and  reprove  with  equity  for  the  meek  of  the  earth: 
and  he  shall  smite  the  earth  Avith  the  rod  of  his 
mouth,  and  with  the  breath  of  his  lips  shall  he  slaj 
the  wicked. 


48 


CHAPEL    SERVICE. 


And  rightecusness  shall  be  the  girdle  of  his 
loins,  and  faithfulness  the  girdle  of  liis  reins. 

The  wolf  also  shall  dwell  with  the  lamb,  and  the 
leopard  shall  lie  down  with  the  kid ;  and  the  calf 
and  the  young  lion  and  the  fatling  together;  and  a 
little  child  shall  lead  them. 

And  the  cow  and  the  bear  shall  feed;  their 
young  ones  shall  lie  down  together:  and  the  lion 
shall  eat  straw  like  the  ox. 

And  the  sucking  child  shall  play  on  the  hole  of 
the  asp,  and  the  weaned  child  shall  put  his  hand  on 
the  cockatrice'  den. 

They  shall  not  hurt  nor  destroy  in  all  my  holy 
mountain :  for  the  earth  shall  be  full  of  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 

And  in  that  day  there  shall  be  a  root  of  Jesse, 
which  shall  stand  for  an  ensign  of  the  people ;  to 
it  shall  the  Gentiles  seek:  and  his  rest  shall  be 
glorious. 

^  After  which,  the  MinUter  shall  lead  in  prayer,  either  extern' 
pore,  or  using  the  following  form;  the  Congregation  stand- 
ing: 

ALMIGHTY  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  the  only 
living  and  true  God,  we  praise  and  ;idore  thee 
as  our  God,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  who  art  from 
everlasting  to  everlasting,  the  same  yesterday,  to- 
day, and  for  ever.  We  come  into  thy  presence,  on 
this  holy  Sabbath  morning,  to  worship  thee  in  ac- 
cordance with  thy  word,  and  in  humble  dependence 
upon  thy  mercy  and  never-failing  goodness.  Most 
merciful  God,  we  draw  near  unto  thee,  in  the  name 
of  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  trusting  in  thy  promise  to 
hear  us  for  his  sake,  and  asking  thy  favour  only 
through  the  merit  that  is  in  his  blood.  AYe  hum- 
bly confess  our  sins,  which  are  many  and  great,  and 
look  to  thee  for  pardon  through  his  atonement  and 


THAPEL    SERVICE.  49 

intercession.  We  have  sinned  against  the  clearest 
light,  tlie  tenderest  love,  and  the  most  faithful  warn- 
ings of  God:  and  now,  O  Lord,  w^hat  shall  we  say? 
We  cannot  answer  thee  for  one  of  a  thousand  of 
our  iniquities,  and  can  only  deplore  our  en.tire  un- 
worthiness,  trusting  in  tliy  boundless  mercy,  granted 
unto  us  through  tliy  Soi.,  our  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ. 
A.men. 

In  his  name  we  present  our  prayers  and  supplica- 
tions Deliver  us  from  all  our  transgressions;  wash 
us  thoroughly  from  our  iniquity,  and  cleanse  us  from 
our  sin.  Create  in  us  a  clean  heart,  O  God,  and 
renew  a  right  spirit  within  us.  Work  in  us  the 
work  of  faith  with  power,  disposing  us  to  a  godly 
sorrow  for  our  sins,  and  shedding  abroad  in  oui* 
hearts  thy  love  given  unto  us  by  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Keep  us  from  all  pride,  and  clothe  us  with  humility, 
filling  us  with  all  charity  and  brotherly  love,  that 
we  may  keep  the  unity  of  the  spirit  in  the  bond  of 
peace.  May  our  consciences  be  always  tender,  and 
may  we  abstain  from  even  the  appearance  of  evil. 

Grant  that  we  may  increase  in  all  goodness,  that 
w^e  may  grow  in  grace  and  in  the  knowledge  of  our 
Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  O  Lord,  who  art 
the  confidence  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earth,  preserve 
us  from  temptation;  support  us  under  afflictions; 
comfort  us  in  sorrows;  make  us  useful  in  life,  and 
prepare  us  for  death ;  and  when  we  have  done  serv- 
ing thee  here  below,  adn)it  us,  we  beseech  thee,  to 
that  state  of  rest  and  blessedness  which  thou  hast 
reserved  for  thy  people  in  the  heavenly  world  : 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

O  Lord  our  God,  we  desire  to  lift  up  our  hearts 

to  thee,  in  a  grateful  acknowledj^ment  of  all  thy 

mercies  and  benefits  to  us.     We  bless  thee  for  thy 

preserving  care ;  for  our  lives,  our  health,  our  food 

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50  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

and  raiment;  for  our  friends,  our  comforts,  and  all 
our  temporal  enjoyments.  Above  all,  we  prai.se 
thee.  O  most  merciful  Father,  for  spiritual  blessings 
in  heavenly  places  in  Christ  Jesus,  We  thank  thee 
for  the  promise  of  a  Saviour ;  that  in  due  time  he 
came  to  bear  our  sins  upon  the  tree;  that  he  hath 
ascetnled  to  heaven,  and  that  he  ever  liveth  to  make 
intercession  for  us. 

We  thank  thee,  O  Lord  God  of  grace,  for  the 
Holy  Spirit;  for  thy  W^ord  ;  for  the  Gospel  ministry 
and  the  institution  of  all  tliine  ordinances;  for  the 
Sabbath  and  all  its  blessed  privileges,  and  for  sanc- 
tuary blessings.  We  thank  thee  for  the  knowledge 
h^re  imparted  unto  us  of  the  way  of  salvation  and 
jthe  means  of  redemption;  and  for  the  opportunities 
granted  to  us  to  improve  our  hearts  and  minds,  to 
reform  our  evil  habits,  to  gain  useful  knowledge,  and 
to  fit  ourselves  to  live  good  and  useful  lives,  through 
Jesus  Christ,  to  Avhom,  with  thee  and  the  Holy 
Spirit,  be  all  honour  and  glory,  world  without  end. 
Amen, 

We  look  unto  thee,  0  thou  Most  High,  for  thy 
favour  unto  all  the  children  of  men.  Extend,  we 
beseech  thee,  thy  mercy  to  a  guilty  world,  and  let 
all  the  ends  of  the  earth  see  tlie  salvation  of  our 
God.  Pour  out  thy  Spirit  upon  all  thy  Churches, 
revive  thy  work  in  the  midst  of  the  years;  cause 
pure  and  undefiled  religion  universally  to  prevail. 

Give,  O  Lord,  w^e  entreat  thee,  prosperity  to 
the  inhabitants  of  this  country  in  all  their  lawful 
pursuits.  Let  our  land  yield  her  increase,  and  our 
trees  their  fruit.  Abundantly  bless  onr  provision, 
and  satisfy  our  poor  with  bread.  O  Lord,  bless  the 
I'resident  of  the  United  States  and  all  in  authority 
over  us ;  counsel  our  counsellors,  and  teach  our  sen- 
ators wisdom.     Make  our  officers  peace,  and  our 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  51 

exactors  righteousness:  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour.     Amen. 

We  humbly  pray  and  heseech  thee,  0  l.ord,  to 
look  in  an  especial  manner  upon  this  institution, 
and  to  favour  it  with  the  outpouring  of  thy  graci  ^us 
Si)irit,  and  the  evidences  of  thine  abounding  love. 
Grant  thy  favour  to  all  its  officers,  endue  them 
plenteously  vvith  thy  Spirit,  and  enable  them  all  to 
work  with  zeal  and  efficiency  in  theu'  several  spheres 
of  duty,  supported  by  thy  strength,  and  led  by  thine 
almighty  hand.  Most  gracious  God,  we  beseech 
thee  to  extend  compassion  to  the  sons  and  daughters 
of  affliction.  Heal  the  sick,  ease  the  pained,  sup- 
port the  distressed,  succour  the  tempted,  comfort 
mourners,  restore  to  their  right  mind  those  who  are 
deprived  of  their  reason  ;  be  the  God  of  the  widow, 
the  Father  of  the  fatherless,  and  the  orphan's  stay. 
Bless  all  our  dear  friends  and  relations  from  whom 
we  are  now  separated.  Keep  them  from  all  evil,  dan- 
ger, and  sickness.  May  thy  Spirit  go  forth  and  ever 
be  with  those  of  our  former  associates  who  have 
left  this  institution;  and  whether  placed  with  their 
friends  or  in  other  homes,  and  amid  other  scenes 
and  relations,  grant  that  they  may  strive  to  do  their 
duty  faithfully,  that  they  shall  live  honestly,  soberly, 
and  righteously  in  this  present  world,  walking  hum- 
bly with  thee  their  God,  and  earnestly  .seeking  for  that 
better  kingdom  in  reserve  for  thy  faithful  followers. 

And  now,  0  Lord  our  God,  we  commit  ourselves 
unto  thee;  we  hope  in  thy  mercies,  and  we  wait 
for  thy  salvation.  We  ask  and  offer  all  our  requests 
in  the  name  of  our  once  crucified  but  now  exalted 
Redeemer,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  to  whom,  with 
the  Father  and  the  Spirit  of  all  grace,  be  ascribed 
glory,  honour,  dominion,  and  praise,  for  ever  and 
ever.    Amen. 


f»2  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

^  Or  this, 

OLORD,  our  merciful  Redeemer,  who  didst  take 
up  little  children  in  thy  arms  and  bless  them; 
look  down  graciously  on  us,  and  bless  us  also.  We 
confess  that  we  are  miserable  sinners;  we  have 
erred  and  strayed  from  thee  like  lost  sheep.  But, 
O  Lord,  have  mercy  on  us,  turn  us  and  so  shall  we 
be  turned ;  and  wash  away  all  our  guilt  in  the  bloody 
of  Jesus  Christ,  our  only  Mediator  and  Advocate.' 
Amen. 

Father  of  mercies,  who  out  of  the  mouths  of 
babes  and  sucklings  hast  ordained  praise,  till  our 
hearts,  we  beseech  tliee,  with  love,  and  our  lips 
with  thanksgiving.  To  thy  goodness  we  owe  every 
blessing  we  enjoy:  thou  art  succouring  us  by  day 
and  by  night,  and  giving  us  food,  and  health,  and 
raiment;  we  bless  thee  for  these  thy  mercies  to- 
ward us,  but  above  all,  we  bless  thee  for  the  redeem- 
ing love  of  Christ,  for  all  tlie  means  of  grace,  and 
for  the  hope  of  glory.  Accept  these  our  praises 
through  tiiy  beloved  Son,  to  whom,  with  thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honour  and  glory,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  forasmuch  as 
without  thee  we  are  not  able  to  please  thee,  grant 
us  the  aid  of  thy  heavenly  grace  in  tiie  important 
duties  in  which  we  are  now  to  be  engaged.  Look 
graciously  and  favourably,  0  merciful  Father,  upon 
this  institution.  Let  thy  good  Spirit  assist  those 
that  have  the  charge  of  it  to  form  in  the  minds  of 
the  children  the  princi[)les  of  religion  and  virtue ; 
to  teach  them  to  remember  thee,  their  Creator,  in 
the  days  of  their  youth,  and  to  train  them  up  in 
thy  fear  and  service.  May  these  young  persons 
from  the  heart  believe  in  thee,  the  Lord  their  God ; 
and  worship  and  serve  thee  their  Creator,  Redeemer, 


CHAPEL    SERVICE.  53 

and  Sanctifier.  Give  them  quickness  to  compre- 
hend, and  memory  to  retain,  the  instructions  which 
they  may  here  receive.  'MaliC  them  dutiful  and 
obedient,  humble  and  reverent.  Deliver  them  from 
sloth,  idleness,  and  evil  company;  from  all  danger 
both  of  soul  or  body,  and  help  them  daily  as  they 
grow  in  stature,  like  their  Divine  Lord,  to  grow 
also  in  wisdom,  and  in  favour  with  God  and  man. 
Grant  this,  we  beseech  thee,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Mediator  and  Kedeemer.     Amen. 

O  God,  the  Creator  and  Preserver  of  all  mankind, 
we  beseech  thee  for  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men. 
Bless  the  President  of  the  United  States  and  all 
other  magistrates.  Let  thy  blessing  descend  also 
upon  all  ministers  of  the  Gospel,  and  may  thy  king- 
dom be  established  in  the  hearts  of  all  people. 
Look  down  in  mercy  on  our  relations  and  friends, 
and  teach  them  to  value  thy  favour  above  life  itself. 
Finally,  we  beseech  thee  to  bless  us,  even  us  also; 
help  us  to  improve  the  hours  we  spend  in  this  place ; 
make  us  obedient  to  our  teachers,  and  affectionate 
to  our  companions. 

Especially  bless  us  on  this  holy  day;  may  thy 
presence  be  with  us  in  the  house  of  prayer,  enabling 
us  to  worship  thee  in  a  spiritual  manner,  and  pre- 
venting us  from  being  forgetful  hearers  of  thy  Word. 

Open  our  understandings  to  understand  the  Holy 
Scriptures.  Endue  our  souls  Avith  every  holy  dis- 
position, and  preserve  us  from  the  corruptions  and 
evils  which  are  in  the  world ;  we  ask  every  blessing 
for  the  sake  (jf  Jesus  Christ,  our  Saviour.     Amen. 

May  the  God  of  peace  make  us  perfect  in  every 
good  work  to  do  his  will,  working  in  us  that  which 
is  well  pleasing  in  his  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  over. 
Amen. 


U"4  CHAPEL    SERVICE. 

"il  The  Minhter  shall  then  select  a  hymv,  the  children  to  "be  seat' 
fd  while  it  in  read,  and  to  stand  during  the  smging. 
Then  the  sermon ;   after  which  a  short  prayer,  tfie  children 

standing  durivg  prayer.    • 
Another  hymn  to  be  sung  with  the  Doxology,  and  the  servicea 
to  conclude  with  the  Benediction. 

^  Prayer  at  close. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  hum- 
bly beseech  thee  to  look  in  mercy  upon  us. 
Grant  that  thy  blessing  may  accompany  the  instruc- 
tion which  these  children  have  now  received,  and 
that  it  may,  by  thy  grace,  be  so  grafted  in  their  hearts 
as  to  bring  forth  in  tliem  the  fruit  of  good  living, 
to  the  honour  and  praise  of  thy  name,  and  the  sal- 
vation of  their  own  souls.  Teach  them,  almighty 
God,  to  believe  in  thee,  and  to  love  thee  with  all 
their  heart,  to  worship  thee,  and  to  give  thee  thanks, 
to  honour  thy  holy  name  and  word,  and  to  serve 
thee  truly  all  the  days  of  their  lives.  Pardon  our 
manifold  transgressions.  Defend  us  by  night  and 
by  day.  Build  us  up  in  thy  most  holy  faith.  Pre 
serve  us  from  the  wickedness  that  is  in  the  world, 
and  make  us  to  be  thy  humble  and  faithful  disciples, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

O  Almighty  God,  whom  truly  to  know  is  evei 
lasting  life,  grant  us  perfectly  to  know  thy  Sou 
Jesus  Christ  to  be  the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life ; 
that  following  in  his  steps  we  may  steadfastly  walk 
in  the  way  that  leadeth  to  eternal  life,  through  tiiy 
Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

The  Lord  bless  us,  and  keep  us :  the  Lord  make 
his  face  to  shine  upon  us,  and  be  gracious  unto  us: 
the  Lord  lift  up  his  countenance  upon  us  and  give 
us  peace  both  now  and  evermore.     Amen. 


^abtatlr-Sckiil  Serbia 


T  The  presiding  teacher,  or  officer^  shall  hegin  tJce  service  by 
reading  these  sentences: 

REMEMBER  now  thy  Creator  in  the  days  of  thy 
youth.  Eceles.  xii,  1. 

Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  him 
only  shalt  thou  serve.  Matt,  iv,  10. 

For  God  so  loved  the  world  that  he  gave  hia 
only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life.  John 
iii,  16. 

I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  Father,  and  will  say 
unto  him.  Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heaven  and 
before  thee,  and  am  no  more  worthy  to  be  called 
thy  son.  Luke  xv,  18,  19. 

^  Then  shall  the  leader  say : 

DEARLY  beloved  children,  you  have  assembled 
and  met  together  to  receive  instruction,  in 
order  that  you  may  acquire  that  religious  knowledge 
which  will  make  you  wise  unto  salvation.  You 
ought  to  come  with  humble  and  serious  hearts,  in 
the  fear  of  God,  and  in  Immble  dependence  on  hi3 
grace.  Remember  that  liis  all-seeing  eye  is  upon 
you,  and  that  all  your  thoughts  and  actions  are 
known  to  him.  It  is,  therefore,  your  duty  to  look 
up  to  him  for  the  assistance  of  his  Holy  Spirit,  that 


56  SABBATH  SCHOOL    SERVICE 

you  may  worship  him  with  reverence,  truly  confess 
your  shis  to  iiim,  and  implore  his  pardon,  through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

^  Then  shall  be  said  the  LordJ's  prayer^  the  children  uniting 
with  the  ttacher. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be 
thy  Name:  thy  kingdom  come,  thy  will  be 
done  on  eartJi,  as  it  is  in  iieaven.  Give  us  this  day 
our  daily  bread.  And  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  as 
we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us.  And  lead 
us  not  into  temptation;  but  deliver  us  from  evil; 
for  thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the 
glory,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

^  The7i  shall  the  leader  give  out  a  hymn,  and  read  a  selection 
from  the  Scriptures;  after  which  the  leader  and  children 
shall  rejJeat  the  following  Scriptaren  and  responses  : 

Leader.  Come,  ye  children,  hearken  unto  me.  I 
will  teach  you  the  fear  of  the  Lord. 

Children.  The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning 
of  wisdom. 

L.  Wherewithal  shall  a  young  man  cleanse  his 
\>^ay  ? 

G.  By  taking  heed  thereto  according  to  thy 
word. 

L.  Search  the  Scriptures,  for  in  them  ye  think 
ye  have  eternal  life,  and  they  are  they  which  testify 
of  me. 

G.  Open  thou  mine  eyes,  that  I  may  see  won- 
drous things  out  of  thy  law. 

L.  O  Lord,  thou  hast  searched  me  and  known 
me 

G.  Thou  knowest  my  down-sitting  and  mine  up- 
rising ;  thou  understandest  my  thoughts  afar  otf. 

L.  Thou  compassest  my  path,  and  my  lying 
down,  and  art  acquainted  with  all  my  ways. 


SABBATH-SCHOOL    SERVICE.  57 

C.  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue,  but 
lo,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

L.  Blessed  is  the  man  that  feareth  the  Lord; 
that  delighteth  greatly  in  his  commandments. 

G.  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testimonies; 
and  seek  him  with  their  whole  heart, 

L.  Mark  the  perfect  man,  and  behold  the  up- 
right, for  the  end  of  that  man  is  peace, 

G.  As  for  the  transgressors,  they  shall  perish 
together;  and  the  end  of  the  ungodly  is,  they  shall 
be  rooted  out  at  the  last, 

/.  Blessed  are  the  undefiled  in  the  way,  who 
walk  in  the  law  of  the  Lord. 

G.  Blessed  are  they  that  keep  his  testimonies, 
and  that  seek  him  with  the  whole  heart. 

L.  They  also  do  no  iniquity :  they  walk  in  his 
ways. 

G.  Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  keep  thy  pre- 
cepts diligently. 

L.  O  that  my  ways  were  directed  to  keep  thy 
statutes ! 

G.  Then  shall  I  not  be  ashamed,  when  I  have 
respect  unto  all  thy  commandments. 

L.  I  will  praise  thee  with  uprightness  of  heart, 
when  I  shall  have  learned  thy  righteous  judgments. 

G.  I  will  keep  thy  statutes:  O  forsake  me  not 
utterly. 

L.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and 
to  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

G.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

*i  Then  shall  the  leader  offer  an  extempore,  prayer^  or  unite 
with  the  children  in  the  following : 

ALMIGHTY  God,  whose  blessed  Son  humbly  sat 
among  the  children  in  the  Temple,  seeking  in- 
struction from  the  Jewish  doctors,  mercifully  grant 


58 


SA-BBATU-SCIiOOL    SERVICE. 


that  we,  taking  liiin  as  our  exatriple,  may  reverently 
listen  to  those  wiiora  thou  hast  appointed  to  teach 
us,  and  may  have  grace  to  improve  our  talents  to 
thy  honour  and  glory,  through  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

OGOD,  the  Fountain  of  all  wisdom  and  the 
source  of  true  knowledge,  give  us  grace  abo\  e 
all  things  to  know  thee,  the  only  true  God,  and 
Jesus  Christ  whom  thou  hast  sent;  and  in  all  our 
learning,  grant  that  we  may  learn  to  fear  and  love 
thy  holy  name,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost.    Amen. 

Leader.  Help  us,  Almighty  God,  to  increase  in 
the  knowledge  of  thee  and  thy  word.  Show  us  the 
way  in  which  we  should  walk,  and  grant  that  we 
may  never  depart  from  thy  holy  law. 

Children.  Keej)  us,  0  God,  by  thy  mighty  power. 

L.  Bless  to  us,  O  Lord,  what  good  instructions 
may  be  given  us,  and  help  us  carefully  to  remember 
and  seriously  to  practice  them,  that  we  may  con- 
tinually grow  in  knowledge,  wisdom,  and  goodness. 

G.  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  to  be  wise  unto  salvation. 

L.  Remember  not,  Lord,  our  olfences,  neither 
take  thou  vengeance  of  our  sins;  spare  us,  good 
Lord,  spare  thy  children  whom  thou  hast  redeemed 
with  thy  most  precious  blood. 

G.  Spare  us,  good  Lord. 

L.  From  unbelief  and  coldness  of  heart,  from 
idleness  and  evil  company,  from  falsehood  and  de- 
ceit, from  sinful  words,  and  wicked  thoughts  and 
actions, 

G.  Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

L.  Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  from  whom 
Cometh  every  good  and  perfect  gift,  send  down  upon 
us  the  healthful  spirit  of  thy  grace.     Bless,  we  hum- 


SABBATH-SCHOOL    SERVILE.  59 

Wy  beseech  thee,  the  means  which  are  used  to  bring 
np  these  children  in  thy  fear  and  service.  May  they 
from  the  heart  believe  in  thee,  the  Lord  their  God, 
and  worship  and  serve  thee,  God  the  Father,  who 
hath  made  them  and  all  the  world;  God  the  Son, 
who  hath  redeemed  them  and  all  mankind;  God  the 
Holy  Ghost,  who  sanctilieth  them  and  all  the  people 
of  God.  Grant  them  the  continual  aids  of  thy  grace, 
that  they  may  renounce  the  devil  and  all  his  works, 
the  pomps  and  vanities  of  this  wicked  world,  and 
all  the  sinful  lusts  of  the  flesh,  and  may  keep  thy 
holy  will  and  commandments  all  the  days  of  their 
life.  Lord  of  all  power  and  might,  who  art  the 
author  and  giver  of  all  good  things,  graft  in  their 
hearts  the  love  of  thy  name ;  increase  in  them  true 
religion;  nourish  them  with  all  goodness;  and  of 
thy  great  mercy  keep  them  in  the  same,  that  so 
they  may  in  the  end  obtain  everlasting  life,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

^  Then  a  hymn  shall  he  sung.  If  vimtors  are  present  they  may 
be  caUed  uj^on  for  remarks.  Tlie  appointed  lessons  uill 
then  he  heard,  and  the  exercises  he  closed  by  singing  the 
Doxology^  or  pronounci7ig  the  Benediction. 


1 


I 


glanunl  far  gailg  ^tx\iitL 


MORXING  PRAYER. 

IEADEPw.  What  shall  I  render  unto  the  Lord  fo. 
J  all  his  benefits  toward  me? 

Children.  I  will  take  the  cup  of  salvation,  and 
call  upon  the  name  of  the  L  >rd. 

Leader.  I  will  offer  to  thee  the  sacrifice  of 
thanksgiving,  and  will  call  upon  the  name  of  the 
Lord. 

Children.  I  will  pay  my  vows  unto  the  Lord 
now  in  the  presence  of  all  his  people. 

Leader.  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord :  for  he 
is  good  :  because  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Children.  Let  them  now  that  fear  the  Lord 
say,  that  his  mercy  endureth  for  ever. 

Leader.  Ihou  art  my  God,  and  T  will  praise 
thee:  thou  art  my  God,  1  will  exalt  thee. 

Children.  O  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  he 
is  good:  for  his  mercy  end  ireth  for  ever. 

Leader.  O  Lord,  thou  hast  searched  me  and 
known  me. 


62  MORXING   PRAYEE. 

Ghildren.  Thou  knowest  my  down-sitting  and 
mine  up-rising ;  thou  understandest  my  thoughts  nfor 
oif. 

Leader.  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tv)ngue, 
but  lo,  O  Lord,  thou  knowest  it  altogether. 

Children.  Whither  sliall  I  go  from  thy  Spirit; 
or  wliither  shall  I  flee  from  thy  presence? 

Leader.  If  I  ascend  up  into  heaven,  thou  art 
there :  if  I  make  my  bed  in  hell.,  behold  thou  art 
there. 

Children.  If  I  take  the  wmgs  of  the  morning, 
and  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  sea; 

Leader.  Even  there  shall  tliy  hand  lead  me, 
and  thy  right  hand  shall  hold  me. 

Children.  If  I  say,  Surely  the  darkness  shall 
cover  me;  even  the  night  shall  be  light  about  me. 

Leader.  Yea,  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee ; 
but  the  night  shineth  as  the  day :  and  the  darkness 
and  the  light  are  both  alike  to  thee. 

Children.  How  precious  also  are  thy  thoughts 
unto  me,  O  God :  how  great  is  the  sum  of  them ! 

Leader.  If  I  count  them,  they  are  more  in  num- 
ber than  the  sand :  when  I  awake,  I  am  still  with 
thee. 

Children.  Search  me,  0  God,  and  know  ray 
heart ;  try  me  and  know  my  thoughts : 

Leader.  And  see  if  there  be  any  wicked  way 
in  me,  and  lead  me  in  the  way  everlasting. 

Let  us  Pray. 

ALMIGHTY  and  eternal  God,  our  Creator  and 
Preserver,  and  never-failing  Benefactor !  we  de- 
sire to  begin  this  day  with  the  acknowledgment  of  thy 
power  and  goodness,  and  of  our  obligation  to  love 
and  serve  thee ;  and  we  beseech  thee  t  i  grant  us 


MOENING    PEATER.  63 

grace  to  pass  the  whola  of  it  in  thy  fear,  and  in 
obedience  to  thy  commandments.  Thou  hast  ap- 
pointed to  each  of  us  our  work  in  life:  O  Lord, 
enable  us  all  diligently  to  perform  every  duty  fall 
ing  to  our  lot.  Let  us  not  waste  our  time  in  idle- 
ness, nor  be  unfaithful  to  any  trust  committed  to  us, 
or  t')  any  confidence  reposed  in  us.  Let  us  not  put 
on  the  mere  appearance  of  goodness ;  nor  endeavour 
in  any  respect  to  deceive  those  around  us ;  but  let 
us  remember  that  thine  eye  is  upon  us,  and  let  us 
have  the  testimony  of  our  consciences,  that  in  sim- 
plicity and  godly  sincerity  we  have  our  conversa- 
tion in  the  world.  Let  truth  be  ever  on  our  lips; 
let  us  be  examples  of  integrity  and  uprightness. 
Help  us  to  perform  a  kind  and  Chrisrian  part  toward 
all  with  whom  we  associate,  forgiving  those  that 
injure  us,  rendering  good  for  evil,  and  doing  all  the 
service  in  our  power  to  all  that  we  may  in  any 
measure  offer  aid:  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Most  merciful  and  graci' us  God!  we  thank  thee 
for  all  thine  unnumbered  mercies;  for  thy  preserv- 
ing care  during  the  past  night,  and  throughout  our 
lives.  We  thank  thee  for  our  renewed  health  and 
strength,  for  our  fond  and  raiment,  and  friends,  and 
every  earthly  blessing.  We  thank  thee  for  a  Chris- 
tian birth;  for  all  «>ur  opportunities  to  improve  our 
minds,  and  to  prepare  ourselves  for  an  honourable 
and  useful  life;  we  thank  thee  for  the  Gospel  of 
thy  Son;  for  the  Holy  Bible,  f  r  the  influences  of 
thy  Spirit  for  the  privilege  of  prayei-,  and  for  the 
mediation  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  ever  liveth 
to  intercede  for  us  at  thy  riiiht  hand:  to  whom, 
with  thee  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  be  all  honour  and 
plory,  w(irld  without  end.     Amen. 

We  confess,  0  merciful  Father,  that  w©  are  very 


04  EVENING    PRATER. 

unworthy  to  corae  into  tliy  presence;  for  onr  lives 
have  been  unholy,  and  our  sins  are  many  and  great, 
O  God,  be  merciful  to  us,  sinners.  Through  him 
who  loved  us.  and  gave  himself  to  die  for  us,  grant 
unto  us  true  repentance.  Help  us  to  feel  how  ex- 
ceedingly sinful  sin  is,  committed  against  such  love 
and  such  light.  May  we  be  enabled  to  trust  in  him 
alone  for  forgiveness,  and  may  we  have  peace  with 
God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Help  us  to 
overcome  our  easily  besetting  sins.  Cleanse  thou 
the  thoughts  of  our  hearts.  Help  us  to  grow  in 
grac?,  and  in  the  knowldge  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Clirist.  May  we  every  day  bettome  more  holy  in 
thy  sight ;  and  when  it  shall  please  thee  to  call  us 
from  this  mortal  state,  may  we  resign  our  souls  into 
thy  hands  with  confidence  and  hope;  and  may  we 
finally  find  mercy  and  obtain  a  joyful  resurrection 
to  eternal  life,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  lord. 
Amen. 

We  commend  to  thy  Fatherly  Goodness  all  our 
rel  it  ves  anl  friends;  the  Managers  and  Officers  of 
Ihis  Listitution.  Bless  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  and  all  in  authoriry.  Extend  thy  goodness 
to  our  whole  land.  Pity  the  sorrows  and  relieve 
the  necessities  of  all  mankind.  We  now  com!  nit 
ourselves  to  thee  for  this  day;  help  us  to  live  ac- 
cording to  these  our  prayers;  and  thus  may  we  be 
prepared  for  thy  heavenly  kingdom:  we  ask  it  for 
our  Saviour's  sake.     Amen. 


EVENING  PRAYER. 

LEADER.     I  will  lift  up  my  eyes  unto  the  hills, 
from  whence  cometh  my  help. 
Children.     My  help    cometh    from    the    Lord, 
whioJi  made  heaven  and  earth. 


EVENING   PRATEE.  65 

Leader.  He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  be 
moved ;  he  that  keepeth  thee  will  not  slumber. 

Children.  Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel  shall 
neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

Leader.  The  Lord  is  thy  keeper :  the  Lord  is 
thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 

Children.  The  sun  shall  not  smite  thee  by  day, 
nor  the  moon  by  night. 

Leader.  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from  all 
evil:  he  shall  preserve  thy  soul. 

Children.  The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out 
and  thy  coming  in,  from  this  time  forth,  and  ever 
for  evermore. 

Leader.  O  Lord,  deal  not  with  us  according  to 
our  sins, 

Children.  !tTeither  reward  us  according  to  our 
iniquities. 

Leader.  O  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  be  showed  upon 
us, 

Children.     As  we  do  put  our  trust  in  thee. 

Let  us  Pray. 

OLORD  Grod  Almighty,  Father  of  mercies,  from 
whom  we  derive  the  temporal  comforts  which 
we  enjoy,  and  to  whom  we  owe  the  blessed  and  glo- 
rious hope  of  everlasting  life,  we  desire  to  render 
unto  thee  this  our  evening  sacrifice  of  prayer  and 
praise.  We  acknowledge  thy  goodness  to  us  during 
the  past  day;  and  we  beseech  thee  to  continue  to 
us  thy  gracious  protection  during  the  darkness  and 
silence  of  the  coming  night.  Thou  art  ever  present 
with  us,  though  we  see  thee  not.  Thou  art  our 
protection  in  all  danger,  our  support  in  trouble,  our 
guide  in  difficulty,  our  consolation  in  sickness,  and 
our  only  refuge  in  the  hour  of  death. 


5^  EVENING   PEATER. 

We  would  lament  the  sins  which  we  have  this  day 
committed.  Thou  seest,  O  Lord,  all  our  hearts ;  thou 
knowest  every  false  way  in  which  we  have  allowed 
ourselves  to  walk.  Pardon,  we  beseech  thee,  for. 
Jesus  Christ's  sake,  every  wrong  thought,  and  word, 
and  act,  that  thy  pure  and  searching  eyes  have  seen 
in  us.  Grant  unto  us,  we  pray  thee,  sincere  re- 
pentance, and  a  humble  trust  for  forgiveness,  in  the 
merits  of  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  and  Sav- 
iour.    Amen. 

We  desire,  our  heavenly  Father,  to  thank  thee 
for  all  the  mercies  which  we  have  enjoyed  to-day ; 
for  our  health  and  strength,  our  food  and  raiment ; 
for  our  opportunities  for  labour  and  for  study ;  and 
for  all  our  innocent  pleasures.  We  thank  thee  for 
thy  kind  protection  over  us;  for  the  friends  that 
thou  hast  disposed  to  feel  an  interest  in  our  behalf; 
and  above  all,  for  the  religious  privileges  with  which 
we  are  favoured ;  for  thy  precious  Word ;  for  the 
means  of  grace,  and  for  the  hope  of  heaven,  through 
the  death  and  intercession  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 

Into  thy  hands,  most  merciful  Father,  we  commit 
the  keeping  of  our  bodies  and  our  souls.  Defend  us 
from  all  danger  and  mischief,  and  from  the  fear  of 
them,  that  we  may  enjoy  such  refreshing  sleep  as 
may  fit  us  for  the  duties  of  the  coming  day.  Make 
us  ever  mindful  of  the  time  when  we  shall  lie  down 
in  the  dust ;  and  grant  us  grace  always  to  live  Id 
such  a  state  that  we  may  never  be  afraid  to  die :  sc 
that,  living  and  dying,  we  may  be  thine,  througl 
the  merits  and  satisfaction  of  thy  Son,  Christ  Jesus, 
in  whose  name  we  offer  these  our  imperfect  prayers. 
Amen. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
of  God,  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  be 
•with  us  all  evermore.     Amen. 


'^mlhmm  (Btmims. 


PRAYER  FOR  PARDON. 

LEADER.  I  have  heard  of  thee  by  the  hearing 
of  the  ear :  but  now  mine  eye  seeth  thee : 

Children.  Wherefore  I  abhor  myself,  and  repent 
in  dust  and  ashes. 

Leader.  My  heart  panteth,  my  strength  faileth 
me ;  as  for  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  it  also  is  gone. 

Children.  I  will  declare  mine  iniquity ;  I  will 
be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

Leader.  I  acknowledge  my  transgressions ;  and 
my  sin  is  ever  before  me : 

Children.  Against  thee,  thee  only,  have  I  sin- 
ned, and  done  this  evil  in  thy  sight. 

Leader.  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken 
spirit :  a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart,  0  God,  thou 
wilt  not  despise. 

Children.  I  will  arise  and  go  to  my  father,  and 
will  say  unto  him.  Father,  I  have  sinned  against 
heaven,  and  before  thee,  and  am  no  more  worthy 
to  be  called  thy  son :  make  me  as  one  of  thy  hired 
servants. 

Leader.  The  publican,  standing  afar  off,  would 
not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but 


<)8  PEAYER   FOR   PARDOJT. 

amote  upon  his  breast,  saying,  <5od  be  merciful  to 
me  a  sinner. 

Children .  The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are 
of  a  broken  heart ;  and  saveth  such  as  be  of  a  con- 
trite spirit. 

Leader.  Let  the  wicked  forsake  his  way,  and  the 
unrighteous  man  his  thoughts :  and  let  him  return 
unto  the  Lord,  and  he  will  have  mercy  upon  him ; 
and  to  our  God,  for  he  will  abundantly  pardon. 

Children.  Blessed  is  he  whose  transgression  is 
forgiven,  whose  sin  is  covered. 

Let  us  Pray. 

ALMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  Father !  we  have 
erred  and  strayed  from  thy  ways  like  lost  sheep. 
We  have  followed  too  much  the  devices  and  desires 
of  our  own  hearts.  We  have  offended  against  thy 
holy  laws.  We  have  left  undone  those  things  which 
we  ought  to  have  done ;  and  we  have  done  those 
things  which  we  ought  not  to  have  done :  and  there 
is  no  health  in  us.  But  thou,  O  Lord,  have  mercy 
upon  us,  miserable  offenders ;  spare  thou  those,  O 
God,  who  confess  their  faults.  Eestore  thou  those 
who  are  penitent ;  according  to  thy  promises  de- 
clared unto  mankind,  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 
And  grant,  O  most  merciful  Father,  for  his  sake, 
that  we  may  hereafter  live  a  godly,  righteous,  and 
sober  life,  to  the  glory  of  thy  holy  name.     Amen. 

We  would  humbly  confess,  most  merciful  Father, 
our  many  and  great  sins.  We  have  wasted  our 
time ;  we  have  forgotten  thee ;  we  have  broken 
thy  law ;  we  have  shown  evil  tempers — pride,  and 
envy,  and  anger,  and  ingratitude.  We  have  spoken 
idle  and  wicked  words.  We  have  been  guilty  of  dis- 
obedient and  ungodly  conduct.     Above  all,  we  have 


PRATER   FOR   PARDv^N.  09 

not  listened  to  the  voice  of  onr  Saviour  who  died 
for  us;  but  have  turned  away  from  his  tender 
invitations,  and  hardened  our  hearts  against  all  his 
sufferings  in  our  behalf.  Make  us  truly  sorry  for 
these  our  sins.  Help  us  to  feel  the  exceeding  sin- 
fulness of  them.  Work  within  us  sincere  repent- 
ance, and  help  us  to  forsake  every  evil  way,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Help  us,  O  merciful  Father,  to  rely  in  no  meas- 
ure, for  our  forgiveness,  upon  ourselves,  upon  our 
sorrows,  upon  our  promises  of  a  better  life,  or  even 
upon  our  prayers ;  but  solely  upon  the  death  for  us 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  May  we,  poor  sinners  and 
utterly  unworthy,  be  assisted  to  trust  in  that  blood 
which  cleanseth  from  all  unrighteousness,  and  to 
believe  in  him  who  ever  liveth  to  intercede  for  us 
at  thy  right  hand,  and  who  is  able  to  save  unto  the 
uttermost  all  that  come  unto  God  through  him.  O 
merciful  Saviour,  save  us,  according  to  the  riches  of 
thy  grace,  that,  being  justified  by  faith,  we  may 
have  peace  with  God  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
Amen. 

We  pray  thee,  O  Son  of  God,  say  to  our  hearts, 
Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee ;  go  in  peace  and  sin  no 
more.  Through  Christ  strengthening  us,  may  we  be 
enabled  to  live  a  new  life.  Bestow  upon  us  a  new 
heart — take  away  the  heart  of  stone  and  give  us  a 
heart  of  flesh.  Help  us  to  devote  ourselves  to  thy 
service :  may  it  be  more  than  our  meat  or  drink  to 
do  thy  will.  May  we  show  the  fruits  of  repentance 
in  a  humble  and  godly  life ;  and  through  thy  mer- 
its, who  art  our  only  Saviour,  may  we  hereafter 
hear  thee  say.  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father, 
inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from  the 
foundation  of  the  world.  And  all  the  praise  of  our 
salvation  shall  be  ascribed  to  the  Father,  and  to  the 
Souj  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 


70  FUNERAL   SERVICE. 


FUNERAL  SERVICE. 


LEADER.  Lord,  make  me  to  know  mine  end,  and 
the  measure  of  my  days,  that  I  may  know  how 
frail  I  am. 

Children.  For  I  know  that  thou  wilt  bring  i  e 
to  death,  and  to  the  house  appointed  for  all  li\dng. 

Leader.  What  is  your  life  ?  It  is  even  a  vapour, 
that  appeareth  for  a  little  time,  and  then  vanisheth 
away. 

Children.  There  is  but  a  step  between  me  and 
death. 

Leader.  ISTo  man  hath  power  over  the  spirit  to 
retain  the  spirit,  neither  hath  he  power  in  the  day 
of  death. 

Children.  There  is  no  discharge  in  that  war; 
neither  shall  wickedness  deliver  those  that  are  given 
to  it. 

Leader.  They  that  trust  in  wealth,  and  boast 
themselves  in  the  multitude  of  their  riches ;  none  of 
them  can  by  any  means  redeem  his  brother,  nor 
give  to  God  a  ransom  for  him ;  that  he  should  still 
live. 

Children.  It  is  appointed  unto  man  once  to  die, 
but  after  this  the  judgment. 

Leader.  "We  must  all  appear  before  the  judg- 
ment seat  of  Christ,  that  every  man  may  receive 
the  things  done  in  the  body,  according  to  that  he 
hath  done,  whether  it  be  good  or  bad. 

Children.  The  hour  is  coming,  in  which  all 
that  are  in  the  graves  shall  hear  his  voice,  and  shall 
come  forth ;  they  that  have  done  good,  unto  the 
resurrection  of  life,  and  they  that  have  done  evil, 
unto  the  resurrection  of  damnation. 


FUNEEAL   SERVICE.  71 

Leader.  Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth  to  do,  do 
it  with  thy  might : 

Children.  For  there  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor 
knowledge,  nor  wisdom,  in  the  grave,  whither  thon 
goest. 

Leader.  Behold,  I  come  quickly ;  and  my  re- 
ward is  with  me,  to  give  every  man  according  as 
his  work  shall  be. 

Children.  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that 
we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

Leader.  Blessed  are  the  dead  that  die  in  the 
Lord  :  yea  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may  rest  from 
their  labours,  and  their  works  do  follow  them. 

Children.  Let  me  die  the  death  of  the  right- 
eous, and  let  my  last  end  be  like  his. 

Leader.  Though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of 
the  shadow  of  death,  I  will  fear  no  evil,  for  thou 
art  with  me ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they  comfort  me. 

Children.  Then  shall  be  brought  to  pass  the 
saying  that  is  written,  0  Death,  where  is  thy  sting? 
O  Grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ?  The  sting  of  death 
is  sin ;  the  strength  of  sin  is  the  law :  but  thanks  be 
to  God,  who  giveth  us  the  victory  through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

Let  us  Pray, 

ALMIGHTY  and  eternal  God !  Before  the  moun- 
tains were  brought  forth,  or  ever  thou  hadst 
formed  the  earth  and  the  world,  from  everlasting  to 
everlasting  thou  art  God :  the  same  yesterday,  to-day, 
and  for  ever.  The  earth  and  the  heavens  are  the 
work  of  thy  hands :  they  shall  perish,  but  thou  shalt 
endure  ;  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment : 
as  a  vesture  shalt  thou  change  them,  and  they  shall 
be  changed  ;  but  thou  art  the  same,  and  thy  years 
shall  have  no  end.     In  this  solemn  hour  we  would 


I'i  FUNERAL   SERTICE. 

bow  humbly  before  thee,  and  acimoAvledge  thy  pres- 
ence and  thy  power.  In  thee  we  live,  and  move, 
and  have  cur  being:  thou  bringest  low  and  lifrcst; 
up  ;  thou  bringest  down  to  the  grave  and  bringest 
up.  We  know  that  affliction  cometh  not  forth 
of  the  dust,  neitlier  doth  trouble  sjjring  out  of  the 
ground.  There  is  not  a  sparrow  falleth  to  the  eanh 
without  the  Father,  and  the  hairs  of  our  head  are 
all  numbered.  Thou  art  too  wise  to  err,  and  too 
good  to  do  aught  in  anger.  Thou  dost  not  afflict 
willingly,  nor  grieve  the  children  of  men.  Grant, 
O  Lord,  that  v.e  may  make  a  riglit  improvement  of 
this  solemn  event  which  has  removed  one  of  our 
number  into  tlie  unseen  v  orld ;  and  while  our  hearts 
are  softened  into  tenderness,  do  thou  impress  upon 
them  the  lessons  which  we  ought  to  learn,  and 
which  thou  dost  intend  to  teach  us  by  it.  Help  us 
to  feel  the  shortness  and  uncertainty  of  life,  and  the 
certainty  and  solemnity  of  the  hour  of  death.  May 
we  hear  thy  voice  speaking  to  us  through  these  cold 
lips,  and  saying,  Be  ye  also  ready;  for  in  an  hour 
that  ye  think  not,  the  Son  of  man  cometh.  We 
confess  that  we  are  too  prone  to  drive  from  our 
minds  the  thought  of  death,  and  to  put  off  prepara- 
tion for  it.  May  we  lay  it  to  heart,  as  we  look 
upon  these  silent  remains,  that  this  event  is  cer- 
tainly before  us,  and  that  there  is  only  a  step  be- 
tween us  and  the  grave ;  that  at  any  moment,  even 
without  the  w^arning  of  sickness,  we  may  be  called 
to  enter  upon  all  the  realities  of  the  eternal  life. 
Help  us  to  consider  that  we  can  die  but  once,  and 
that  dying  unprepared,  we  for  ever  lose  the  oppor- 
tunity to  seek  the  aid  of  our  Eedeemer.  May  we 
remember  that  sin  is  the  sting  of  death,  and  that 
safety  after  death  can  only  be  secured  by  the  for- 
giveness of  our  sins  and  the  renewal  of  our  hearts; 


FUXKEAL    SERVICE.  73 

that  death  is  welcome  only  to  those  that  sleep  in 
Jesus.  Help  us  to  live  iu  such  a  constant  readiness 
for  this  event,  that  death  may  tind  us  with  our  work 
done,  and  well  done;  and  grant,  most  mercifJ 
Father,  that  when  the  dead  shall  come  forth  from 
the  slumbers  of  the  grave,  we  may  arise  unto  the 
resurrection  of  life,  and  hear  our  Saviour  say.  Well 
done,  good  and  faithful  servants ;  enter  ye  into  the 
joy  of  your  Lord :  for  his  sake,  who  tasted  death  for 
every  man,  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  Amen. 

We  thank  thee,  Almighty  God,  that  the  Gospel 
of  thy  Son  hath  brought  life  and  immortality  to 
light;  and  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him,  though 
he  were  dead,  yet  shtill  he  live  again.  We  adore 
thee  for  the  gift  of  a  Saviour,  who  came  to  seek 
and  to  save  the  lost ;  and  who  has  gone  to  prepare 
in  heaven,  mansions  for  those  that  love  and  trust  in 
him.  We  thank  thee  that  his  blood  can  wash  and 
purify  our  hearts,  preparing  us  to  dwell  with  all  the 
sanctified  above ;  that  his  grace  takes  away  the  fear 
and  the  sting  of  death,  and  all  the  gloom  from  the 
grave.  We  bless  thee  that  thou  hast  revealed  to 
us  the  glories  of  the  heavenly  world,  and  taught  us 
how  we  may  obtain  them ;  that  we  may  look  for- 
ward to  an  hour  when  all  tears  shall  be  wiped 
away,  and  there  shall  be  no  temptation  to  sin ; 
when  the  wicked  shall  cease  from  troubling,  and 
the  weary  shall  be  at  rest;  and  when  all  sorrow 
and  sighing  shall  be  done  away ;  that  thero  will  be 
no  night  there,  and  they  will  need  no  candle,  neither 
light  of  the  sun,  for  the  Lord  God  .<riveth  them  light, 
and  they  shall  reign  for  ever.  Thanks  be  to  God 
who  giveth  us  this  victory,  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.     Amen. 

Almighty  God,  grant  that  we  may  not  fail  to 
obey  the  solemn  instructions  of  this  hour.     May  we 


f4:  FUNERAL    SEE  VICE 

not  put  aside  the  strivings  of  thy  Spirit,  nor  pre- 
sume 111)011  our  present  health  and  mercies.  Help 
us,  in  this  hour  of  deep  and  solemL  /eelingr,  humbly 
to  confess  our  sins,  and  sincerely  to  seek  the  divine 
forgiveness,  and  a  preparation  for  the  1'  lur  when 
we  qJ[so  shall  be  borne  to  our  long  hoii-e. 

Sanctify  this  event  to  all  the  friends  of  the  de- 
parted ;  sustain  them  under  this  and  all  thy  afflict- 
ive providences ;  fit  us  all  for  thy  holy  will  on  the 
earth ;  and  when  the  hour  of  our  departure  comes, 
trusting  in  our  Saviour,  sustained  by  a  lively  hope 
of  the  resurrection  from  the  dead,  and  comforted  by 
the  Holy  Spirit,  may  we  peacefully  fall  asleep  in 
Jesus.  And  all  the  praise  of  our  salvation  shall  be 
ascribed  to  the  Fatlier,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost,  now  and  for  ever.     Amen. 


HYMNS 


INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS. 


I 


Paoi 

The  Sabbath 3 

The  Bible 13 

Praise  and  Prayer  to  God 19 

The  Saviour 54 

His  Death  for  Us 84 

Christmas 95 

Resurrection  of  Jesus 108 

Invitations  and  "Warnings 114 

Repentance 129 

The  Religious  Life 154 

Shortness  of  Time 194 

Death , 198 

Heaven = 208 

The  Judgment 219 

The  Seasons 225 

Thanksgiving  and  Fasts 335 

National  Hymns 240 

Miscellaneous  Hymns 249 

Doxoloqies «. 278 


HIMNS. 

4^^ 

THE  SABBATH. 

1  S.  M. 

The  eternal  Sahhath. 

HAIL  to  the  Sabbath  day! 
The  day  divinely  given, 
When  men  to  God  their  homage  pay, 
And  earth  draws  near  to  heaven. 

2  Lord,  in  this  sacred  lionr, 
Within  thy  courts  we  bend, 

And  bless  tliy  love,  and  own  thy  power 
Our  Father  and  our  Friend. 

3  But  thou  art  not  alone 

In  courts  by  mortals  trod  ; 
Nor  only  is  the.  day  thine  own 
When  man  draws  near  to  God: 

4  Thy  temple  is  the  arch 
Of  yon  unmeasured  sky  ; 

Thy  Sabbath,  the  stupendous  march 
Of  vast  eternity. 

6  Lord,  may  that  holier  day 
Dawn  on  thy  servants'  sight; 

And  purer  worship  may  we  pay 
In  heaven's  unclou'led  hght. 


HYMNS. 


2  Ys  &  6a, 

Sabbath  Morning  Eyrrm. 

THE  rosy  light  is  dawning 
Upon  the  mountain's  brow; 
It  is  the  Sabbath  morning, 
Arise  and  pay  thy  vow. 
Lift  up  thy  voice  to  heaven 

In  sacred  praise  and  prayer, 
While  unto  thee  is  given 
The  light  of  life  to  share. 

2  The  landscape,  lately  shrouded 
By  evening's  paler  ray. 

Smiles  beauteous  and  unclouded 

Before  the  eye  of  day. 
So  let  our  souls,  benighted 

Too  long  in  folly's  shade. 
Lord,  by  thy  smiles  be  lighted 

To  joys  that  never  fade. 

5  0  see  those  waters  streaming 

In  crystal  purity, 
"While  earth,  with  verdure  teeming, 

Gives  rapture  to  the  eye. 
Let  rivers  of  salvation 

In  larger  currents  flow, 
Till  every  tribe  and  nation 

Their  healing  virtues  know. 

3  6  lines  78. 
The  Sdblath  in  the  sanctuary. 

SAFELY  through  another  week 
God  has  broug  it  us  on  our  way ; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek. 

Waiting  in  his  courts  to-day — 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest 


THE    SABBATH. 

2  "While  we  seek  supplies  ol  grace 
Through  the  dear  Redeem^  r's  name 

Show  thy  reconciliug  face, 

Take  away  our  sin  and  shame; 
From  our  worldly  cares  set  free, 
May  we  rest,  this  day,  in  thee. 

3  Here  we  come  thy  name  to  praise  • 
Let  us  feel  thy  presence  near; 

May  thy  glory  meet  our  eyes 

While  we  in  thy  house  appear ; 
Here  aSbrd  us,  Lord,  a  taste 
Of  our  everlasting  feast. 

4  May  the  gospel's  joyful  sound 
Conquer  sinners,  comfort  saints, 

Make  the  fruits  of  grace  abound, 

Bring  relief  from  all  complaints. 
Thus  let  all  our  Sabbaths  prove 
Till  we  join  the  Church  above. 


4,  Vs  &  6s. 

Sablath  in  the  UgM  of  God. 

PLEASANT  is  the  Sabbath  bell 
In  the  light,  in  the  Ught ; 
Seeming  much  of  joy  to  tell 

In  the  light  of  God. 
But  a  music  sweeter  far. 

In  the  light,  in  the  hght. 
Breathes  where  angel  spirits  axe, 
In  the  light  of  God. 

CHORUS. 

Let  us  walk  in  the  light. 

Walk  in  the  light: 
Let  us  walk  in  the  light, 

In  tte  light  of  GodL 


HYMNS. 

2  Shall  we  ever  rise  to  dwell 
Where  immortal  praises  swell? 
And  can  children  ever  go 
Where  eternal  Sabbaths  glow? 

Chorus. — Let  us  walk,  etc. 

3  Yes,  that  bliss  our  own  may  be, 
All  the  good  shall  Jesus  see; 

For  the  good  a  rest  remains, 
Where  the  glorious  Saviour  reigns. 
Chorus. — Let  us  walk,  etc. 

5  4  6s  &  2  88. 
Welcome  Morn. 

TirELCOME,  delightful  mornl 
V\     Thou  day  of  sacred  rest: 
I  hail  thy  kind  return ; 

Lord,  make  these  moments  blest. 
From  low  delights  and  trifling  toys 

1  soar  to  reach  immortal  joys. 

2  Now  may  the  King  descend, 
And  fill  his  throne  of  grace; 

Thy  scepter,  Lord,  extend, 

While  saints  address  thy  face ; 
Let  sinners  feel  thy  quick'ning  word. 
And  learn  to  know  and  fear  the  Lord. 

3  Descend,  celestial  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers ; 
Reveal  a  Saviour's  love, 

And  bless  these  sacred  hours: 
Then  shall  my  soul  new  life  obtaiu, 
Nor  Sabbaths  be  enjoyed  in  vain. 

6  S.  M. 
The  Sabbath  welcomed. 

WELCOME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 
That  saw  the  Lord  arise; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes. 


THE    SABBATH. 

2  The  Kinp:  liimself  comes  near, 
And  feasts  his  saints  to-day; 

Here  may  sve  sit  and  see  him  here, 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day,  amid  the  place 
Where  Christ,  ni}-  Lord,  has  been, 

Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasure  and  of  sin. 

4  My  willing  soul  would  stay 
In  such  a  frame  as  this, 

Till  called  to  rise  and  soar  away 
To  everlasting  bliss. 

7  L.  M. 

The  earthly  and  heavenly  Sabbath. 

THINE  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love ; 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above. 
To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  cheerful  hope  and  strong  desire. 

2  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress, 
Nor  sin,  nor  death,  shall  reach  the  place ; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs 
Which  dwell  upon  immortal  tongues; 

3  No  rude  alarms  of  angry  foes; 
No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose; 
No  midnight  shade,  no  clouded  sun. 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4  0  long  expected  day,  begin ! 

Dawn  on  these  realms  of  pain  and  sin; 
With  joy  we'll  tread  th'  appointed  road, 
And  sleep  in  death,  to  rest  with  God. 

S  '^s  &  4s. 

We  love  the  Sabbath  day.—TxnirE,  Happy  Land. 
"E  love  the  Sabbath  day 
Best  of  the  week ; 
Here  now  we  meet  to  pray, 
And  Jesus  seek. 
6 


W 


HYMNS. 

0  precious  day  of  rest, 
Day  which  God  our  Saviour  blest, 
Day  which  we  love  the  best, 
Best  of  the  week  1 

2  We  love  the  sacred  place — 

Dear  Sabbath  resi; 
Here  Jesus  sheds  his  grace 

On  every  guest. 
0  may  our  hearts  ascend 
To  our  dearest  heavenly  Friend, 
Who  loves  us  to  the  end, 

Forever  blessed  1 

3  "We  love  the  precious  truth, 

God  sent  from  heaven ; 
0  may  it  guide  our  youth 

While  life  is  given. 
Bright  may  it  shine  below, 
Brighter  as  we  further  go, 
Till  light  eternal  glow, 

Brightest  in  heaven. 

4  There,  filled  with  joy  and  peace, 

We'll  sweetly  sing; 
Our  songs  shall  never  cease 

Praising  our  King. 
While  endless  ages  move 
We  shall  feast  upon  his  love. 
And  seraphs  far  above 

Join  in  our  song. 

9  8s  &  la. 

Sabbath  bells  are  ringing. 

SABBATH  bells  are  ringing,  ringing, 
Like  soft  voices,  in  the  air. 
Of  the  angels,  winging,  winging, 
To  the  sacred  house  of  prayer. 


THE    SABBATH. 

'Tis  the  day  of  holy  rest, 

"When  the  world  with  all  its  care, 
Shall  not  rule  the  anxious  breast 

God  reigns  triumphant  there. 
Chorus. — Sabbath  bells,  etc. 

2  Children's  voices,  pealing,  pealing, 
Are  the  echoes  of  their  souls ; 

When  they  worship,  kneeling,  kneeling, 
In  their  pleasant  Sabbath  schools. 

There  the  child,  in  humble  trust. 
Lisps  the  blessed  Saviour's  name; 

There  tlie  teacher,  bowed  in  dust, 
The  cross  his  only,  claim. 
Chorus. — Sabbath  bells,  etc. 

3  Light  from  heaven  beaming,  beaming, 
Breaks  in  glory  on  the  soul; 

Hope  in  beauty,  gleaming,  gleaming. 
Cheers  the  children's  Sunday-schooL 

Light  and  hope,  and  faitn  and  love, 
Peace  and  joy  are  their  reward; 

Heavenly  blessings  from  above, 
For  children  of  the  Lord. 
Chorus. — Sabbath  bells,  etc. 


10  8s  &  78. 

My  Sabbath  Song. 

STRAINS  of  music  often  greet  me 
As  I  join  the  busy  throng. 
But.  there's  nothing  half  so  pleasant 
As  the  holy  Sabbath  song. 

Chorus. 

No  fear  of  ill,  no  fear  of  wrong, 
While  I  can  sing  my  Sabbath  song; 
My  Sabbath  song,  my  Sabbath  song, 
I  love  to  sing  my  Sabbath  song. 


10  HYMNS. 

2  'Tis  a  song  of  love  and  mercy, 
Speaking  peace  to  all  mankind ; 

Telling  sinners,  poor  and  needy, 
Where  the  Saviour  they  may  find. 
Chorus. — No  fear  of  ill,  etc. 

3  Angels  sweetly  sing  in  glory 
Songs  of  praise  to  God,  their  King ; 

But  the  song  of  blest  redemption, 
Man,  redeemed,  alone  can  sing. 
Chorus. — No  fear  of  ill,  etc. 

4  While  I  live,  0  may  I  ever 
Love  the  holy  Sabbath  song  ; 

And  when  death  shall  call  me  homeward, 
Join  it  with  the  blood-bought  throng. 
Chorus. — No  fear  of  ill,  etc. 

11  L.  M. 

Holy  SdbhatJi. 

ANOTHER  six  days'  work  is  done, 
Another  Sabbath  is  begun: 
Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  the  rest, 
Improve  the  day  that  God  hath  blest. 

2  Come,  bless  the  Lord,  whose  love  assigns 
So  sweet  a  rest  to  wearied  minds. 

Draws  us  away  from  earth  to  heaven, 
And  ^ives  this  day  tho  food  of  seven. 

3  0  may  our  prayers  and  praises  rise 
As  grateful  incense  to  the  skies, 

And  draw  from  heaven  that  sweet  repose 
Which  none  but  he  who  feels  it  knows. 

4  In  holy  duties  may  the  day 
In  holy  pleasures  pass  away; 

How  sweet  a  Sabbath  thus  to  spend 
In  hope  of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end  I 


THE    SABBATH.  H 

12  8  lines  68. 

We  love  to  meet. 

JESUS,  we  love  to  meet 
On  this  tliy  holy  day. 
We  worship  round  thy  seat 

On  this  thy  lioly  day. 
Thou  tender,  heavenly  Friend, 
To  thee  our  prayers  ascend; 
O'er  our  young  spirits  bend 
On  this  thy  holy  day. 

2  "We  dare  not  trifle  now 

On  this  thy  holy  day. 
In  silent  awe  we  bow 

On  this  thy  holy  day. 
Check  every  wandering  thought, 
And  let  us  all  be  taught 
To  serve  thee  as  we  ought, 

On  this  thy  holy  day. 

3  "We  listen  to  thy  word 

On  this  thy  holy  day. 
Bless  aU  that  we  have  heard 

On  this  thy  holy  day. 
Go  with  us  when  we  part, 
And  to  each  youthful  heart 
Thy  saving  grace  impart, 

On  this  thy  holy  day. 

13  8  Im^a  83. 

Sweet  Sabbath.  * 

HOW  sweet  is  the  Sabbath  to  me, 
The  day  when  the  Saviour  arose  I 
'Tis  heaven  his  beauties  to  see 

And  in  his  soft  arras  to  repose : 
He  knows  I  am  weak  and  defiled, 
My  life  is  but  empty  and  vain ; 
But  if  he  will  make  me  his  child, 
I'll  never  forsake  him  again. 


1^  HYMNS. 

2  This  day  he  invites  me  to  come: 
How  kindly  ho  bids  me  draw  near  I 

He  offers  me  heaven  for  home, 
And  wipes  off  the  penitent  tear : 

He  offers  to  pardon  my  sin, 
And  keep  me  from  every  snare ; 

To  sprinkle  and  cleanse  me  within, 
And  show  me  his  tenderest  care. 

3  I  cannot,  I  must  not  refuse ; 

His  goodness  has  conquered  my  heart : 
The  Lord  for  my  portion  I  choose, 

And  bid  all  my  folly  depart. 
How  sweet  is  the  Sabbath  to  me, 

The  day  my  Redeemer  arose  1 
'Tis  heaven  his  beauties  to  see, 

And  in  his  sofl  arms  to  repose. 

14,  Is  &  6s. 

Sabbath  Morning. 

THINE  holy  day's  returning, 
Our  hearts  exult  to  see, 
And  ^^^th  devotion  burning, 
Ascend,  our  God,  to  thee. 
To-day  with  purest  pleasure. 

Our  thoughts  fVom  earth  withdraw; 
"We  search  for  sacred  treasure, 
We  learn  thy  holy  law. 

2  We  join  to  sing  thy  praises, 
•      God  of  the  Sabbath  day! 
Each  voice  in  gladness  raises 

Its  loudest,  sweetest  lay. 
Thy  richest  mercies  sharing, 

6  fill  us  with  thy  love! 
By  grace  our  souls  preparing 

For  nobler  praise  above. 


THE   irfCBLE.  18 


THE    BIBLE 


15  C.  M. 

Excellency  and  sufficiency. 

Ti^ATHER  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 
J-    "What  endless  glory  shines  ; 
Forever  be  thy  Name  adored 
For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 
And  yields  a  free  repast; 

Subliraer  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

3  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 
Spreads  heavenly  peace  around; 

And  life,  and  everlasting  joys, 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 

4  0  may  these  heavenly  pages  be 
Our  ever  dear  delight; 

And  still  new  beauties  may  we  see, 
And  still  increasing  light. 

5  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord, 
Be  thou  forever  near; 

Teach  us  to  love  thy  sacred  word, 
And  view  the  Saviour  there. 

16  83    fc  ^8. 

Eoly  Bible. 

HOLY  Bible,  well  I  love  thee ' 
Thou  didst  shine  upon  my  way, 
Like  the  glorious  sun  above  me, 
Turning  darkir^ss  into  day. 


HYMNS. 

Just  as  the  sim  rolls  back  the  night, 
Breakino;  forth  with  morning  ray, 

So  does  the  Bible's  spreading  light 
Chase  the  shades  of  sin  away. 

2  Hoh'  Bible,  mines  of  treasure 
In  thy  precious  folds  I  see ; 

Earthly  good  would  know  no  measure 
If  tliis  world  were  ruled  by  thee. 

Just  as  the  sun,  from  morn  till  noon. 
Stately  climbs  the  eastern  sky, 

So  over  all  the  earth  shall  soon 
Beam  the  Day-spring  from  on  high. 

3  Holy  Bible,  do  thou  cheer  rae 
"When  I  lay  me  down  to  die; 

Christ  has  promised  to  be  near  me: 
Can  I  fear  when  he  is  nigh  ? 

Just  as  the  sun  descends  at  eve, 
Soon  with  fresher  beams  to  rise. 

So  shall  the  dying  saint  receive 
Life  eternal  in  the  skies. 


17  4  lines  lis. 

Precious  Bible. 

THE  Bible !  the  Bible !  more  precious  than  gold 
The  hopes  and  the  glories  its  pages  unfold: 
It  speaks  of  a  Saviour,  and  tells  of  his  love ; 
It  shows  us  the  way  to  the  mansions  above. 

2  The  Bible !  the  Bible  I  blest  volume  of  truth, 
How  sweetly  it  smiles  on  the  season  of  youth  I 
It  bids  us  seek  early  the  pearl  of  great  price, 
Ere  the  heart  is  enslaved  in  the  bondage  of  vice. 

3  The  Bible  I  the  Bible !  we  hail  it  with  joy ; 

Its  truths  and  its  glories  our  tongues  shall  employ; 
We'll  sing  of  its  triumphs,  we'll  tell  of  its  worth. 
And  send  its  glad  tidings  afar  o'er  the  earth. 


MiE    BIBLE.  X6 

4.  The  Bible !  the  Bible  I  the  valleys  shall  ring, 
And  hill-tops  re-echo  the  notes  that  we  sing; 
Our  banners,  inscribed  with  its  precepts  and  rules, 
Shall  long  wave  in  triumph,  the  joy  of  our  schools. 

18  C.  M. 

The  Bible  the  light  of  the  world. 

WHAT  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page! 
Majestic,  like  the  sun, 
Tt  gives  a  light  to  every  age : 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

2  The  power  that  gave  it  still  supplies 
The  gracious  light  and  heat: 

Its  truths  upon  the  nations  rise  ; 
They  rise,  but  never  set. 

3  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  thine 
For  such  a  bright  display, 

As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
"With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

4  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 
The  steps  of  him  I  love, 

Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view 
In  brighter  worlds  above. 

19  C.  M. 

The  revealing  Spirit. 

FATHER  of  all,  in  whom  alone 
TVe  live,  and  move,  and  breathe; 
One  bright  celestial  ray  dart  down, 
And  cheer  thy  sons  beneath. 

2  While  in  thy  word  we  search  for  thee, 
(We  search  with  trembling  awe,) 

Open  our  eyes,  and  let  us  see 
The  wonders  of  thy  law. 


16  HYMNS. 

3  Now  let  our  darkness  comprehend 
The  light  that  shines  so  clear; 

Now  the  revealing  Spirit  send, 
And  give  us  ears  to  hear. 

4  Before  us  make  thy  goodness  pass, 
Which  here  by  faith  we  know ; 

Let  us  in  Jesus  see  thy  face, 
And  die  to  all  below. 


30  CM. 

Teach  me  thy  word. 

JESUS,  my  Saviour  and  my  Lord, 
To  thee  I  lift  mine  eyes : 
Teach  and  instruct  me  by  thy  word, 
And  make  me  truly  wise. 

2  Make  me  to  know  and  understand 
Thy  whole  revealed  will; 

Fain  would  I  learn  to  comprehend 
Thy  love  more  clearly  still. 

3  Help  me  to  read  the  Bible  o'er 
With  ever  new  delight: 

Help  me  to  love  its  Author  more; 
To  seek  thee  day  and  night. 

1  0  let  it  purify  my  heart, 

And  guide  me  all  my  days ; 
Its  wonders,  Lord,  to  me  impart. 

And  thou  shalt  have  the  praise. 

21  S.  M. 

Power  of  God, '«  word. 

BEHOLD,  the  morning  sun 
Begins  his  glorious  way; 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 


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2  But  where  the  Gospel  comes, 
It  spreads  diviner  hght: 

It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word  I 
And  all  thy  judgments  just! 

Forever  sure  thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  we  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  G-od,  how  plain 
Are  thy  directions  given ! 

0  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  the  path  to  heaven. 

Q2  C.  M. 

The  riches  of  God?s  word. 

LET  worldly  men,  from  shore  to  shore. 
Their  chosen  good  pursue; 
Thy  word,  0  Lord,  we  value  more 
Than  treasures  of  Peru. 

2  Here  mines  of  knowledge,  love,  and  joy. 
Are  opened  to  our  sight: 

The  purest  gold  without  alloy. 
And  gems  divinely  bright. 

3  The  counsels  of  redeeming  grace 
These  sacred  leaves  unfold; 

And  here  the  Saviour's  lovely  face 
Our  raptured  eyes  behold. 

4  Here  light,  descending  from  above, 
Directs  our  doubtful  feet; 

Here  promises  of  heavenly  love 
Our  ardent  wishes  meet. 

5  Our  numerous  griefs  are  here  rearessed, 
And  all  our  wants  supphed: 

Naught  we  can  ask  to  make  us  blest 
Is  in  this  book  denied. 


1 8  HYMNS. 

23  L.  M. 

Bible  reveals  God. 

THE  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord, 
In  every  star  thy  wisdom  shines; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  thy  word 
"We  read  thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light, 
And  nights  and  days  thy  power  confess; 

But  the  blest  volume  thou  hast  writ 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  thy  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars  convey  thy  praise 
Round  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand 

So  when  thy  truth  began  its  race, 

It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  ^and. 

4  Nor  will  thy  spreading  Gospel  rest. 

Till  through  the  world  thy  truth  has  run 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest 
That  see  the  light  or  feel  the  sun. 

24  c.  M. 

The  Bible  the  defense  of  truth. 

HOW  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts, 
And  guard  their  lives  from  sin? 
Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 

2  'Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heavenly  light. 
That  guides  us  all  the  day; 

And  through  the  dangers  of  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

3  Thy  precepts  make  me  truly  wise ; 
I  hate  the  sinners  road ; 

I  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise, 
But  love  thy  law,  my  God! 

4  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth; 
How  pure  is  every  page  I 

That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth 
And  well  support  our  age. 


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PRAISE  AND  PRAYER  TO  GOD. 


Q5  C.  M. 

God  seen  in  Tiis  works. 

THERE'S  not  a  star  whose  twinkling  light 
Illumes  the  distant  earth, 
And  clieers  the  solemn  gloom  of  night, 
But  goodness  gave  it  birth. 

2  There's  not  a  cloud  whose  dews  distill 
Upon  the  parching  clod. 

And  clothe  with  verdure  vale  and  hill, 
That  is  not  sent  by  God. 

3  There's  not  a  place  in  earth's  vast  roimd, 
In  ocean  deep,  or  air, 

Where  skill  and  wisdom  are  not  found; 
For  God  is  everywhere. 

4  Around,  beneath,  below,  above, 
"Wherever  space  extends. 

There  Heaven  displays  its  boundless  love, 
And  power  with  goodness  blends. 

Q6  6s  &  4s. 

Help  us  to  praise. 

COME,  thou  Almighty  King, 
Help  us  thy  name  to  sing, 
Help  us  to  praise  1 
Father,  all  glorious, 
O'er  all  victorious. 
Come  and  reign  over  us, 
Ancient  of  days. 

2  Jesus,  our  Lord,  arise, 
Scatter  our  enemies ; 

Now  make  them  fall ! 


:40  HYMNS. 

Let  thine  almighty  aid 
Our  sure  defense  be  made, 
Our  souls  on  thee  be  staved : 

Lord,  hear  our  call  1 
3  Come,  thou  incarnate  Word, 
Gird  on  thy  mighty  sword ; 

Our  prayer  attend  I 
Come,  and  thy  people  bless ; 
Come,  give  thy  word  success ; 
Spirit  of  holiness. 

On  us  descend ! 

27  4  6s  &  2  88. 

Prayer  for  grace. 

AGAIN  we  meet,  0  Lord, 
Again  we  fill  this  place. 
To  hear  thy  holy  word 

And  ask  chy  promised  grace ; 
To  thank  thee  for  the  gifts  we  share, 
The  children  of  thy  love  and  care. 

2  Grant  us  the  list'ning  ear, 
The  understanding  heart. 

The  mind  and  will  sincere, 

To  choose  the  better  part. 
To  take  the  learner's  lowly  seat, 
And  gather  wisdom  at  thy  feet. 

3  Through  this,  and  every  day, 
Teach  us  thy  path  to  tread ; 

Nor  let  our  feet  astray 

By  Satan's  wiles  be  led ; 
But  keep  us  in  the  narrow  road, 
The  way  to  glory  and  to  God. 

28  ^,  c.  M. 

Glory ^  mercy ^  grace. 

FATHER,  how  wide  thy  glory  sLintJ, 
How  high  thy  wonders  rise ! 
Known  through  the  earth  uy  thousand  signs, 
By  thousands  through  the  skies. 


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2  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  thy  power ; 
Their  motions  speak  thy  skill : 

And  on  the  vrings  of  every  hour 
We  read  thy  patience  still. 

3  Part  of  thy  Name  divinely  stands, 
On  all  thy  creatures  writ; 

They  show  the  labor  of  thy  hands, 
Or  impress  of  thy  feet : 

4  But  when  we  view  thy  strange  design 
To  save  rebellious  worms, 

Where  vengeance  and  compassion  join 
In  their  divinest  forms  : 

5  Here  the  whole  Deity  is  known. 
Nor  dares  a  creature  guess 

Which  of  the  glories  brighter  shone, 
The  justice  or  the  grace. 

6  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 
Adorn  the  heavenly  plains; 

Bright  seraphs  learn  Immanuel's  name, 
And  try  their  choicest  strains. 

7  0  may  I  bear  some  humble  part 
In  that  immortal  song! 

Wonder  and  joy  shall  tune  my  heart, 
And  love  command  my  tongue. 

Q9  C.  M. 

Prayer  for  God's  blessing. 

"VTOW  condescend,  Almighty  King, 
li    To  bless  this  happy  throng ; 
And  kindly  listen  while  we  sing 
Our  grateful  morning  song. 

2  We  come  to  own  the  power  divine 

That  watches  o'er  our  days : 
For  this  our  cheerful  voices  join 

In  hymns  of  grateful  praise. 


22  HYMNS. 

3  We  come  to  learn  thj  holy  word, 
And  ask  thy  tender  care ; 

Before  thy  throne,  Almighty  Lord, 
We  bend  in  humble  prayer. 

4  May  we  in  safety  pass  this  day, 
From  sin  and  danger  free ; 

And  ever  walk  in  that  sure  way 
That  leads  to  heaven  and  thee. 

30  .    ^-  M. 

Grateful  adoration. 

BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone, 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men ; 

And  when  like  wandering  sheep  we  strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

3  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs, 
High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise ; 

And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues. 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise, 

4  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command ; 
7ast  as  eternity  thy  love; 

Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  shall  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move 

31  4  lines  7a. 

Earnest  of  eternal  rest. 
n  RACIOUS  Spirit,  Love  divine  ! 
VT  Let  thy  light  within  me  shine ; 
All  my  guilty  fears  remove; 
Fill  me  with  thy  heavenly  love. 
2  Speak  thy  pard'ning  grace  to  me  ; 
Set  the  burdened  sinner  free ; 
Lead  me  to  the  Lamb  of  God ; 
Wash  me  in  his  precious  blood. 


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3  Life  and  peace  to  ire  impart; 
Seal  salvation  on  my  heart , 
Breathe  thyself  into  ray  breast, 
Earnest  of  immortal  rest. 

4  Let  me  never  from  thee  stray; 
Keep  me  in  the  narrow  way; 
Fill  my  soul  with  joy  divine ; 
Keep  me,  Lord,  forever  thine. 

The  Lanib  worsMped. 

COME,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  sougs 
"VYith  angels  round  the  throne: 
Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one.     " 

2  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,  they  cry, 
To  be  exalted  thus : 

Worthy  the  Lamb,  our  hearts  reply, 
For  he  was  slain  for  us. 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 
Honor  and  power  divine ; 

And  blessings  more  than  we  can  give, 
Be,  Lord,  forever  thine. 

4  The  whole  creation  join  in  one, 
'To  bless  the  sacred  Name 

Of  Him  that  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 

33  .     .  I'M. 

Infinite  in  loisdom. 

PRAISE  ye  the  Lord!  'tis  good  to  raise 
Your  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise: 
His  nature  and  his  works  invite 
To  make  this  duty  our  delight. 
2  He  formed  the  stars,  those  heavenly  flames; 
He  counts  their  numbers,  calls  their  names: 
His  wisdom's  vast,  and  knows  no  bound, 
A  deep  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drowned. 
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24  HYMNS. 

3  Sing  to  the  Lord!  exalt  him  high, 
Who  spreads  the  clouds  along  the  sky; 
There  he  prepares  the  fruitful  rain, 
Nor  lets  the  drops  descend  in  vain. 

4  He  makes  the  grass  the  hills  adorn; 
He  clothes  the  smiling  fields  with  corn ; 
The  beasts  with  food  his  hands  supply, 
And  the  young  ravens  when  they  cry. 

5  What  is  the  creature's  skill  or  force? 
The  sprightly  man,  or  warlike  horse  ? 
The  piercing  wit,  the  active  limb? 

All  are  too  mean  delights  for  him. 

6  But  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight ; 
He  views  his  children  with  deUght: 

He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear, 
He  looks,  and  loves  his  image  there. 


34r  L.  M. 

Chace. 
■jVrOW  to  the  Lord  a  noble  songl 
ll    Awake,  my  soul !  awake,  my  ton ^ue ! 
Hosanna  to  the  eternal  Name! 
And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace ; 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  son, 

Has  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  Grace !  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name ; 

Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound ; 
Ye  heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground. 

4  0,  may  I  reach  that  happy  place 
Where  he  unvails  his  lovely  face. 
Where  all  his  beauties  you  behold, 
And  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold. 


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35  C.  M. 

SpiriVs  quickening  }  ower. 

COME,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look  how  w^e  grovel  here  below, 
Fond  of  these  earthly  toys ; 

Our  souls,  how  heavily  they  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 
In  vain  we  strive  to  rise ; 

Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Father,  and  shall  we  ever  live 
At  this  poor  dying  rate; 

Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great? 

5  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers ; 

Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

36  L.  M. 

From  everlasting  to  everlasting. 

ERE  mountains  reared  their  forms  sublime. 
Or  heaven  and  earth  in  order  stood, 
Before  the  birth  of  ancient  time. 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God. 

2  A  thousand  ages,  in  their  flight, 
With  thee  are  as  a  fleeting  day; 

Past,  present,  future,  to  thy  sight 
At  once  their  various  scenes  display. 

3  But  our  brief  hfe's  a  shadowy  dream, 
A  passing  thought,  that  soon  is  o'er, 

That  fades  with  morning's  earhest  beam, 
And  fills  the  musing  mind  no  more. 


HYMNS. 

4  To  us,  0  Lord,  the  wisdom  give, 
Each  passing  moment  so  to  spend, 

That  we  at  length  with  tliee  may  live 
Where  life  and  blLss  shall  never  end. 

37  L.  M, 

The  creation  invited  to  praise  God. 

FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
Lot  the  Creator's  praise  arise ; 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies.  Lord ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word: 

Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 

3  Your  lofty  themes,  ye  mortals,  bring; 
In  songs  of  praise  divinely  sing ; 

The  great  salvation  loud  proclaim, 
And  shout  for  joy  the  Saviour's  name. 

4  In  every  laud  begin  tlie  song; 
To  every  land  the  strains  belong: 
In  cheerful  sounds  all  voices  raise, 
And  fill  the  world  with  loudest  praise. 

38  S.  M. 

The  universal  King. 

COME,  sound  his  praise  abroad, 
And  hymns  of  glory  sing; 
Jehovah  is  the  sov'reign  God, 
The  universal  King. 

2  He  formed  the  deeps  unknown ; 
He  gave  the  seas  their  bound ; 

The  watery  worlds  are  all  his  own. 
And  all  the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,  w^orship  at  his  throne, 
Come,  bow  before  the  Lord; 

We  are  his  works,  and  not  our  own; 
He  formed  us  by  his  word. 


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4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

Nor  dare  provoke  bis  rod; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice, 

And  own  your  gracious-God. 

39  4  6s  &  2  8s. 

&reatness  and  condescension. 

THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns. 
His  throne  is  built  on  high ; 
The  garments  he  assumes 
Are  hght  and  majesty: 
His  glories  shine  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  eye  can  bear  the  sight. 

2  The  thunders  of  his  hand 
Keep  the  wide  world  in  awe ; 

His  wrath  and  justice  stand 

To  guard  his  holy  law; 
And  where  his  love  resolves  to  bless, 
His  truth  confirms  and  seals  the  grace. 

3  Through  all  his  mighty  works 
Amazing  wisdom  shines; 
Confounds  the  powers  of  hell, 

And  all  their  dark  designs ; 
Strong  is  his  arm,  and  shall  fulfill 
His  great  decrees  and  sov'reig-n  wili. 

4  And  will  this  sov'reign  King 
Of  glory  condescend; — 

And  will  he  write  his  name. 

My  Father  and  my  Friend? 
I  love  his  Name,  I  love  his  word : 
Join  all  my  powers  to  praise  the  Lord. 

4:0  4  lines  7s. 

God's  glorious  perfections  celebrated. 

&LORY  be  to  God  on  high, 
God,  whose  glory  fills  the  sky; 
Peace  on  earth  to  man  forgiven, 
Man,  the  well-beloved  of  Heaven. 


28  HYMNS. 

2  Sov'reign  Father,  heavenly  King, 
Thee  we  now  presume  to  sing ; 
Glad  thine  attributes  confess, 
Glorious  all,  and  numberless. 

3  Hail,  by  all  thy  works  adored  I 
Hail,  the  everlasting  Lord  I 

Tliee  with  thankful  hearts  we  prove, 
God  of  power,  and  God  of  love. 

4  Christ  our  Lord  and  God  we  own, 
Christ,  the  Father's  only  Son; 
Lamb  of  God  for  sinners  slain, 
Saviour  of  offending  man. 

5  Jesus,  in  thy  name  we  pray, 
Take^  0  take  our  sins  away ; 
Bow  thine  ear,  in  mercy  bow, 
Hear,  the  world's  atonement,  Thou! 

41  CM. 

Teach  us  to  pray. 

THE  Lord  attends  when  children  pray, 
A  whisper  he  can  hear; 
He  knows  not  only  what  we  say, 
But  what  we  wish  or  fear. 

2  He  sees  us  when  we  are  alone, 
Though  no  one  else  can  see; 

And  all  our  thoughts  to  him  are  known, 
Wherever  we  may  be. 

3  'Tis  not  enough  to  bend  the  knee, 
And  words  of  prayer  to  say : 

The  heart  must  with  the  lips  agree. 
Or  else  we  do  not  pray. 

4  Teach  us,  0  Lord,  to  pray  aright, 
Thy  grace  to  us  impart, 

That  we  in  prayer  may  take  delight, 
And  serve  thee  with  the  heart 


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PKAISE    aST)    prayer   TO    GOD.  29 

5  Then,  heavenly  Father !  at  thy  throne 

Thy  praise  we  will  proclaim; 
And  daily  our  requests  make  known, 

In  our  Redeemer's  name. 

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God  is  good. 

MORN  amid  the  mountains, 
Lovely  solitude ! 
Gushing  streams  and  fountains 

Murmur,  "God  is  good." 
Murmur,  murmur,  murmur,  *'  God  is  good  " 

2  Now  the  glad  sun,  breaking, 
Pours  a  golden  flood ; 

Deepest  vales,  awaking. 
Echo.  "God  is  good." 
Echo,  echo,  echo,  "  God  is  good." 

3  Hymns  of  praise  are  ringing 
Through  the  leafy  wood; 

Songsters,  sweetly  singing, 
"Warble,  "God  is  good." 
Warble,  warble,  warble,  "God  is  good." 

4  "Wake,  and  join  the  chorus, 
Child,  with  soul  endued ;     • 

God,  whose  smile  is  o'er  us. 

Evermore  is  good. 
Ever,  ever,  evermore  is  good. 

43  5s,  Ts,  <fc  88. 

0  come,  let  us  sing  ! 

OCOME,  let  us  sing ! 
Our  youthful  hearts  now  swelling. 
To  God  above,  a  God  of  love, 

0  come,  let  us  sing ! 
Our  jojful  spirits,  glad  and  free, 
"With  high  emotions  rise  to  thee 
In  heavenly  melody — 
0  come,  let  us  sing  I 


30  '  HYMNS. 

2  0  swell,  swell  the  song, 
His  praises  oft  repeating : 

His  Son  he  gave  our  souls  to  save — 

0  swell,  swell  the  song. 
The  humble  heart's  devotion  bring 
Whence  gushing  streams  of  love  do  spring, 
And  make  the  welkin  ring 

With  sweet-swelling  song. 

3  We'll  chant,  chant  his  praise. 
Our  lofty  strains  now  blending: 

A  tribute  bring  to  Christ  our  King, 

And  chant,  chant  his  praise  I 
Our  Saviour,  Prince,  was  crucified, 
" 'Tis  finished!"  then  he  meekly  cried, 
And  bowed  his  head  and  died, 
Then  chant,  chant  his  praise! 

4  All  full  chorus  join, 
To  Jesus  condescending 

To  bless  our  race  with  heavenly  grace, 

All  full  chorus  join  I 
To  God,  whose  mercy  on  us  smiled. 
And  Holy  Spirit,  reconciled 
By  Christ,  the  meek  and  mild, 

All  full  chorus  join  1 

4:4:  4  lines  78. 

God  cares  for  me. 

POOR  and  needy  though  I  be, 
God,  my  Maker,  cares  for  me; 
Gives  me  clothing,  shelter,  food, 
Gives  me  all  I  have  of  good. 

2  He  will  listen  when  I  pray. 
He  is  with  me  night  and  day ; 
When  I  sleep  and  when  1  wake, 
Keeps  me  safe  fpr  Jesus'  sake. 


PBAISE    AND    PRAYER    TO    GOD.  31 

3  He  who  reigns  above  the  sky 
Once  became  as  poor  as  I; 

He  whose  blood  for  me  was  shed 
Had  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 

4  Though  I  labor  here  a  while, 
He  will  bless  me  with  his  smile ; 
And  when  this  short  life  is  past, 

1  shall  rest  with  him  at  last. 

God  sees  me. 

WHEN  I  sleep,  and  when  I  wake. 
When  my  daily  walks  I  take, 
Though  my  eyes  no  God  can  see. 
Still  he  ever  looks  at  me. 

2  When  I  speak  a  wicked  word, 
By  my  Saviour  it  is  heard ; 
Though  I  seek  from  God  lo  flee, 
Still  from  heaven  he  looks  at  me. 

3  "When  I  break  this  holy  day, 
And  indulge  in  sinful  play, 
Could  I  still  so  thoughtless  be, 
Ii"  I  felt  he  looks  at  me  ? 

4  When  with  wicked  ones  I  play. 
When  my  heart  forgets  to  pray. 
Though  I  may  forgetful  be, 

Still  my  Saviour  looks  at  me. 

5  When  my  angry  passions  rise, 
God  can  hear  my  sinful  cries ; 
When  rebellious  I  would  be, 
Still  he  ever  looks  at  me. 

6  Every  aisobedient  word- 
False  or  cross,  in  heaven  is  heard; 
Though  no  human  eye  can  see, 
Ck>d  my  SavioiU"  looks  at  me. 


32  HYMNS. 

46  L.M. 

God  sees  me  everywhere. 

AMONG  the  deepest  shades  of  night, 
Can  there  be  one  who  sees  my  way? 
Yes,  God  is  as  a  shining  light 
That  turns  the  darkness  into  day. 

2  When  every  eye  around  me  sleeps, 
May  I  not  sin  without  control? 

No,  for  a  constant  watch  he  keeps 
On  every  thought  of  every  soul. 

3  If  I  could  find  some  cave  unknown, 
Where  human  feet  have  never  trod, 

Yet  there  I  should  not  be  alone : 
On  every  side  there  would  be  God. 

4  He  smiles  in  heaven,  he  frowns  in  hell, 
He  fills  the  earth,  the  air,  the  sea ; 

I  must  within  his  presence  dwell, 

1  cannot  from  his  anger  flee. 

5  Yet  I  may  flee;  he  shows  me  where; 
To  Jesus  Christ  he  bids  me  fly; 

And  while  I  seek  for  pardon  there, 
There's  only  mercy  in  his  eye. 

47  S.  M. 

The  sacrifice  of  praise. 

WITH  joy  we  lift  our  eyes 
To  those  bright  realms  above. 
That  glorious  temple  in  the  skies, 
Where  dwells  eternal  Love. 

2  Before  thy  throne  we  bow, 
0  thou  almighty  King; 

Here  we  present  the  solemn  vow, 
And  hymns  of  praise  we  sing. 

3  While  in  thy  house  we  kneel, 
With  trust  and  holy  fear, 

Thy  mercy  and  thy  truth  reveaJ, 
And  lend  a  gracious  ear. 


VRAISE    AND   PEAYER   TO    GOD.  33 

4  Lord,  teach  our  hearts  to  pray, 

And  tune  our  lips  to  sing; 
Nor  from  thy  presence  cast  away 

The  sacrifice  we  bring. 

4r8  c.  M. 

Heaven  and  eartJi  are  full  of  His  glory. 

ETERNAL  Wisdom !  thee  we  praise, 
Thee  the  creation  sings : 
With  thy  loved  name,  rocks,  hills,  and  seas, 
And  heaven  s  high  palace,  rings. 

2  Thy  hand,  how  wide  it  spreads  the  sky, 
How  glorious  to  behold! 

Tinged  with  a  blue  of  heavenly  dye, 
And  starred  with  sparkling  gold. 

3  There  thou  hast  bid  the  globes  of  light 
Their  endless  circuits  run: 

There  the  pale  planet  rules  the  night: 
The  day  obeys  the  sun. 

4  Thy  glories  blaze  all  nature  round, 
And  strike  the  wondering  sight, 

Through  skies,  and  seas,  and  solid  ground, 
With  terror  and  delight. 

5  Infinite  strength,  and  equal  skill, 
Shine  through  thy  works  abroad; 

Our  souls  with  vast  amazement  fill. 
And  speak  the  builder  G-od  1 

49  s.  M. 

Praise  tJie  Saviour^ s  name. 

TO  praise  the  Saviour's  name, 
Let  little  children  try ; 
While  saints  and  angels  do  the  same 

In  the  bright  world  on  high. 
2  His  love  in  heaven  is  sung, 
His  name  is  there  adored ; 
And  children  here,  however  young, 
M  ly  learn  to  praise  the  Lord. 


34  HYMNS. 

3  The  wonders  of  that  love 
No  earthly  tongue  can  tell, 

Which  brought  the  Saviour  from  above, 
To  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

4  For  us  he  wept  and  bled, 
And  suffered  all  his  pain ; 

For  us  was  numbered  with  the  dead. 
And  rose  to  life  again. 

5  And  still  for  us  he  prays, 
And  makes  our  souls  his  care; 

He  loves  to  hear  our  feeble  praise 
And  listen  to  our  prayer, 

6  Lord  Jesus!  grant  that  we 
May  know  thy  saving  grace, 

On  earth  thy  humble  followers  be, 
In  heaven  behold  thy  face. 

50  S.M. 

Bless  the  Lord^  0  my  soul. 

0  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul. 
His  grace  to  thee  proclaim; 
And  all  that  is  within  me,  join 
To  bless  his  holy  name. 

2  0  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
His  mercies  bear  in  mind; 

Forget  not  all  his  benefits, 
Who  is  to  thee  so  kind. 

3  He  pardons  all  thy  sins, 
"Prolongs  thy  feeble  breath ; 

He  laCaleth  thino  infirmities, 
And  ransoms  thee  from  death. 

4  He  feeds  thee  with  his  love. 
Upholds  thee  with  his  truth ; 

And,  like  the  eagles,  he  renews 
The  vigor  of  thy  youth. 


PEAISE    AND    PRAYER    TO    GOD.  35 

5  Then  bless  the  Lord,  mv  soul, 

His  grace,  his  love,  proclaim; 
Let  all  that  is  within  me  join 

To  bless  his  holy  name. 

51  ^-  ^' 

JBless,  0  my  soul^  the  living  God. 

BLESS,  0  my  soul  the  living  God, 
Call  home  thy  thoughts  that  rove  abroad; 
Let  all  the  powers  within  me  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

2  Bless,  0  my  soul,  the  God  of  grace : 
His  favors  claim  thy  highest  praise; 
"Why  should  the  wonders  he  hath  wrought 
Be  lost  in  silence  and  forgot? 

3  'Tis  he,  my  soul,  that  sent  his  Son 

To  die  for  crimes  which  thou  hast  done  : 
He  owns  the  ransom,  and  forgives 
The  hourly  follies  of  our  lives. 

4  Let  the  whole  earth  his  power  confess, 
Let  the  whole  earth  adore  his  grace: 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew  shall  join 

In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

52  L.  M. 

God  all  around  me. 

LORD,  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through ; 
Thine  eye  commands  with  piercing  view 
My  rising  and  my  resting  hours. 
My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers. 

2  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known; 

He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak, 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break, 

3  Within  thy  circling  power  I  stand: 
On  every  side  I  find  thy  hand ; 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 

I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 


36  HYMNS. 

4  How  awful  is  thy  searching  eye  I 
Thy  knowledge,  0  how  deep,  how  high ! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast, 

Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5  0  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast 
"Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest; 

Nor  let  my  evil  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there. 

53  S.  M. 

Our  Father  in  Tieaven. 

OUR  heavenly  Father,  hear 
The  prayer  we  offer  now  1 
Thy  name  be  hallowed  far  and  near, 
To  thee  all  nations  bow. 

2  Thy  kingdom  come ;  thy  will 
On  earth  be  done  in  love, 

As  saints  and  seraphim  fulfill 
Thy  perfect  law  above. 

3  Our  daily  bread  supply. 
While  by  thy  word  we  live ; 

The  guilt  of  our  iniquiiy 
Forgive,  as  we  forgive. 

4  From  dark  temptation's  power 
Our  feeble  hearts  defend ; 

Deliver  in  the  evil  hour. 
And  guide  us  to  the  end. 

5  Thine,  then,  forever  be 
Glory  and  power  divine ; 

The  scepter,  throne,  and  majesty 
Of  heaven  and  earth  are  thine 

54  L.  M. 

God  everywTiere  worsTivped. 

OTHOU,  to  whom,  in  ancient  time, 
The  Psalmist's  sacred  harp  was  strung, 
Whom  kings  adored  in  song  sublime 

And  prophets  praised  with  glowing  tongue ! 


PEAISE    AXD   PEATER   TO    GOD.  37 

2  Not  now  on  Zion's  height  alone, 
The  favored  worshiper  may  dwell; 

Nor  where,  at  sultry  noon,  thy  Son 
Sat,  weary,  by  the  patriarch's  well. 

3  From  every  place  below  the  skies. 
The  grateful  song,  the  fervent  prayer, 

The  incense  of  the  heart,  may  rise 
To  heaven,  and  find  acceptance  there. 

4  0  Thou  to  whom,  in  ancient  time, 
The  holy  prophets'  harp  was  strung! 

To  thee  at  last,  in  every  clime. 

Shall  temples  rise,  and  praise  be  sung. 

.55  .         .  L.M. 

Chriefs  Tcingdom,  universal. 

JESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
Does  his  successive  journeys  run : 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore. 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

2  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made. 
And  endless  praises  crown  his  head; 
His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
"With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

3  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song; 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

4  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  roigns; 
The  joyful  prisoner  bursts  his  chams ; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest. 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

5  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honors  to  our  Kuig ; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  Amen. 


38  HYMNS. 

56  .  L.M. 

Enjoyment  in  the  service. 

FAR  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  be  gonei 
Let  my  religious  hours  alone ; 
Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see; 

1  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee. 

2  0  warm  my  heart  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindle  there  a  pure  desire : 
Come,  sacred  Spirit,  from  above. 
And  fill  my  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

3  Blest  Saviour,  what  delicious  fare  I 
How  sweet  thy  entertainments  arel 
Ne'er  did  the  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace  and  dying  love. 

4  Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all  divine  I 
In  thee  thy  Father's  glories  shine; 
Thy  glorious  name  shall  be  adored, 
And  every  tongue  confess  thee  Lord, 

57  c.  M. 

Fraycr. 

PRAYER  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire 
Unuttered  or  expressed, 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  fire 
That  trembles  in  the  breast. 

2  Prayer  is  the  burden  of  a  sigh, 
The  falling  of  a  tear. 

The  upward  glancing  of  an  eye    ' 
When  none  but  God  is  near. 

3  Prayer  is  the  simplest  form  of  speech 
That  infant  hps  can  try; 

Prayer,  the  sublimest  strains  that  reac". 
The  majesty  on  high. 

4  Prayer  is  the  Christian's  vital  breath 
The  Christian's  native  air. 

His  watchword  at  the  gates  of  death; 
He  enters  heaven  with  prayer. 


PRAISE    AND    PRAYER    TO   GOD.  39 

58  L.  M. 

With  my  whole  hea^t. 

MY  Fatlier,  when  I  come  to  thee, 
I  would  not  only  bend  the  knee, 
But  with  my  spirit  seek  thy  face, 
"With  my  whole  heart  desire  thy  grace. 

2  I  plead  the  name  of  thy  dear  Son, 
All  he  has  said,  all  he  has  done ; 

0  may  I  feel  his  love  for  me. 
"Who  died  from  sin  to  set  me  free. 

3  To  guide  me,  Lord,  be  ever  nigh; 
My  sins  forgive,  my  wants  supply; 
With  favor  crown  my  youthful  days, 
And  my  whole  life  shall  speak  thy  praise, 
i  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  Lord,  impart; 
Impress  thy  likeness  on  my  heart ; 

Let  me  obey  thy  truth  in  love, 
Till  raised  to  dwell  with  thee  above. 

59  c.  M. 

My  sins  are  Tcnown  to  God. 

ALMICxHTY  God,  thy  piercing  eye 
Strikes  through  the  shades  of  night, 
And  our  most  secret  actions  he 
All  open  to  thy  sight. 

2  There's  not  a  sin  that  we  commit, 
Nor  wicked  word  we  say. 

But  in  thy  dreadful  book  'tis  writ 
Against  the  judgment-day. 

3  And  must  the  crimes  that  I  have  done 
Be  read  and  published  there? 

Be  all  exposed  before  the  sun. 
While  men  and  angels  hear? 

4  Lord,  at  thy  feet  ashamed  I  lie, 
Upward  I  dare  not  look ; 

Pardon  my  sins  before  I  die, 
And  blot  them  from  thy  book. 
8 


40  HYMNS. 

5  Remember  all  the  dying  painj 

That  my  Redeemer  felt, 
And  let  his  blood  wash  out  my  stains, 

And  answer  for  my  guilt. 

60  6s  &  iS. 

Worths/  the  Lamb. 

COME,  children,  join  to  sing 
Loud  praise  to  Christ  our  King; 
Wortliy  the  Lamb  I 
Let  all  with  heart  and  voice 
Before  his  throne  rejoice; 
Praise  is  his  gracious  choice, 
Worthy  the  Lamb! 

2  Come,  lift  your  hearts  on  high, 
Let  praises  fill  the  sky, 

Worthy  the  Lamb ! 
Ho  is  our  guide  and  friend, 
To  us  he'll  condescend; 
His  love  shall  never  end. 

Worthy  the  Lamb  I 

3  Praise  yet  the  Lord  again; 
Life  shall  not  end  the  strain, 

Worthy  the  Lamb  1 
On  heaven's  blissful  shore 
His  goodness  we'll  adore; 
Singing  for  evermore. 

Worthy  the  Lamb  1 

61  S.  M. 

Glori/  legun  below. 

COME,  ye  that  love  the  Lord, 
And  let  your  joys  be  known ; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 

While  ye  surround  his  throne. 
Let  those  refuse  to  sing 

Who  never  knew  our  God, 
But  servants  of  the  heavenly  King 
May  6peak  their  joys  abroad. 


PRAISE  AXD  PRAYER   TO    GOD.  41 

2  The  God  that  rules  on  high, 
That  all  the  earth  surveys, 

That  rides  upou  the  stormy  sky, 

And  calms  the  roaring  seas : 
This  awful  God  is  ours, 

Our  Father  and  our  Love  ; 
He  will  send  down  his  heavenly  powers 

To  carry  us  above. 

3  There  we  shall  see  his  face, 
And  never,  never  sin ; 

There,  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace, 

Drink  endless  pleasures  in. 
Yea,  and  before  we  rise 

To  that  immortal  state, 
The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  blis3 

Should  constant  joys  create. 

4  The  men  of  grace  have  found 
Glory  begun  below : 

Celestial  fruit  on  earthly  ground 

From  faith  and  hope  may  grow; 
Then  let  our  songs  abound, 

And  every  tear  be  dry: 
We're  marching  through  Immanuel's  ground 

To  fairer  worlds  on  high. 

62  L.  M. 

The  Mercy-Seat. 

FROM  every  stormy  wind  that  blows, 
From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 
There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat; 
'Tis  found  before  the  mercy-seat. 

2  There  is  a  place  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads  ; 

A  place  of  all  on  earth  most  sweet ; 
It  is  the  blood-bought  merc3''-seat. 

3  There  is  a  scene  where  spines  blend, 
"Where  friend  holds  fellowship  with  friend; 
Though  sundered  far,  by  faith  they  meet 
Around  one  common  mercy-seat. 


4^  HYMNS. 

4  There,  there,  on  eagle  wings  we  soar, 
And  sin  and  sense  molest  no  more; 
And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to  greet, 
A.nd  glory  crowns  the  mercy-seat. 

63  L.  M. 

Sweet  Tiour  of  prayer. 

SWEET  hour  of  prayer,  sweet  hour  of  prayer, 
That  calls  me  from  a  world  of  care, 
And  bids  me  at  my  Father's  throne 
Make  all  my  wants  and  wishes  known: 
In  seasons  of  distress  and  grief 
My  soul  has  often  found  relief, 
And  oft  escaped  the  tempter's  snare 
By  thy  return,  sweet  hour  of  prayer. 
2  Sweet  hour  of  prayer,  sweet  hour  of  prayer, 
May  I  thy  consolations  share, 
Till  from  Mount  Pisgah's  lofty  height 
I  view  my  home  and  take  my  flight: 
This  robe  of  flesh  I'll  drop,  and  rise 
To  seize  the  everlasting  prize. 
And  shout,  while  passing  through  the  air, 
Farewell,  farewell,  sweet  hour  of  prayer. 

64:  4  lines  78. 

Encouragements  to  pray. 

COME,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare ; 
Jesus  loves  to  answer  prayer ; 
He  himself  invites  thee  near, 
Bids  thee  ask  him,  waits  to  hear. 

2  Lord,  I  come  to  thee  for  rest; 
Take  possession  of  my  breast ; 

There,  thy  blood-bouglit  right  maintain, 
And  w-'hout  a  rival  reign. 

3  While  I  am  a  pilgrim  here, 
Let  thy  love  my  spirit  cheer ; 

As  my  guide,  my  guard,  my  friend, 
Lead  me  to  my  journey's  oad. 


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PEAISE  AITD  PE^ITEE  TO  GOD.  43 

4  Show  me  what  I  have  to  do ; 
Every  hour  my  strength  renew; 
Let  me  live  a  life  of  faith, 
Let  me  die  thy  people's  deaih. 

65  s.  M 

Morning  Prayer. 

COME  to  the  morning  prayer, 
Come,  let  us  kneel  and  pray; 
Prayer  is  the  Christian  pilgrim's  staff, 
To  walk  with  God  all  4ay. 

2  At  noon,  beneath  the  Rock 
Of  Ages,  rest  and  pray ; 

Sweet  is  the  shadow  from  the  heat, 
"When  sunbeams  smite  by  day. 

3  At  eve  shut  to  the  door, 
And  round  the  altar  pray. 

And  finding  there  "the  house  of  God,* 
At  "  heaven's  gate  "  close  the  day. 

4  When  midnight  seals  our  eyes, 
Let  each  in  spirit  say, 

I  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketh.  Lord, 
"With  thee  to  watch  and  pray. 

66  c.  M. 

Evening  Hymn. 

¥HOM  thou  dost  guard,  0  King  of  kings, 
No  evil  shall  molest; 
Under  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 
Shall  they  securely  rest. 

2  Thy  angels  shall  around  their  beds 
Their  constant  stations  keep ; 

Thy  faith  and  trust  shall  shield  their  heads. 
For  thou  dost  never  sleep. 

3  May  we  with  calm  and  sweet  repose. 
And  heavenly  thoughts  refreshed, 

Our  eyelids  with  the  morn  unclose, 
And  bless  the  Ever-blessed. 


44  HYMNS. 

67  6s  &  48. 

Worthy  fhe  Lanib. 

GLORY  to  God  on  hig-h ! 
Let  heaven  and  earth  reply, 
Praise  ye  his  name  : 
His  love  and  grace  adore, 
Who  all  our  sorrows  bore; 
Sing  then  for  evermore, 

"Worthy  the  Lamb!  " 

2  Jesus,  our  Lord  and  God, 
Bore  sin's  tremendous  load: 

Praise  ye  his  name: 
Tell  what  his  arm  hath  done. 
What  spoils  from  death  he  won ; 
Sing  his  great  name  alone: 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb  1  " 

3  Join,  all  ye  ransomed  race, 
Our  Lord  and  God  to  bless  ; 

Praise  ye  his  name : 
In  him  we  will  rejoice. 
And  make  a  cheerful  noise, 
Shouting  with  heart  and  voice, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb  I  " 

i  What  though  we  change  our  place^ 
Yet  we  shall  never  cease 

Praising  his  name: 
To  him  our  songs  we  bring, 
Hail  him  our  gracious  King, 
And  without  ceasing  sing, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb  1  " 

5  Let  all  the  hosts  above 
Join  in  our  song  of  lo\e, 

Praising  his  name : 
To  him  ascribed  be 
Honor  and  majesty 
Through  all  eternity, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb !  " 


PEAISE    AND    PRAYER   TO    GOD.  45 

68  L.  M. 

Impart  thy  grace, 

OLORD,  behold  before  thy  throne 
A  band  of  children  lowly  bend : 
Thy  face  we  seek,  thy  name  we  own, 
And  pray  that  thou  wilt  be  our  friend, 

2  Thou  didst  on  earth  the  young  receive, 
And  gentlj'-  fold  them  to  thy  breast, 

And  say  that  such  in  heaven  should  live 
Forever  safe,  forever  blest. 

3  Thy  Holy  Spirit's  aid  impart, 

That  he  may  teach  us  how  to  pray; 
Make  us  sincere,  and  let  each  heart 
Delight  to  tread  in  wisdom's  way. 

4  0,  let  thy  grace  our  souls  renew, 
And  seal  a  sense  of  pardon  there  ; 

Teach  us  thy  will  to  know  and  do, 
And  let  us  all  thine  image  bear. 

69  c.  M. 

Morning  Hymn. 

THROUGH  all  the  dangers  of  the  night 
Preserved,  0  Lord  I  by  thee, 
Again  we  hail  the  cheerful  hght, 
Again  we  bow  the  knee. 

2  Preserve  us.  Lord  I  throughout  the  day, 
And  guide  us  by  thy  arm ; 

For  they  are  safe,  and  only  they, 
Whom  thou  dost  keep  from  harm. 

3  Let  all  our  words,  and  all  our  ways, 
Declare  that  we  are  thine. 

That  so  the  light  of  truth  and  grace 
Before  the  world  may  shine. 

4  Let  us  ne'er  turn  away  from  thee ; 
Dear  Saviou.r,  hold  us  fast, 

Till,  with  immortal  eyes,  we  see 
Thy  glorious  face  at  last. 


46  HYMNS. 

Suffer  us  to  come  to  thee. 

LORD,  before  tliy  throne  we  stand, 
Once  again  thy  children  see ; 
Smile  upon  this  youthful  band, 
Suffer  us  to  come  to  thee. 

2  Whither  else  should  children  go, 
Weak  and  impotent  as  we? 

Thou  hast  all  things  to  bestow, 
Suffer  us  to  come  to  thee. 

3  While  we  here  have  life  and  breath. 
This  our  constant  prayer  should  be, 

This  our  latest  sigh  in  death, 
Suffer  us  to  come  to  thee. 


71  8a  &  ts. 

Evening  Prayer. 

JESUS  I  tender  Shepherd,  hear  me  1 
Bless  thy  little  lamb  to-night  I 
Through  the  darkness  be  thou  near  me, 
Watch  my  sleep  till  morning  light. 

2  All  this  day  thy  hand  has  led  me, 
And  I  thank  thee  for  thy  care; 

Thou  hast  clothed  me,  warmed  and  fed  me, 
Listen  to  my  evening  prayer. 

3  Let  my  sins  be  all  forgiven! 
Bless  the  friends  I  love  so  well  I 

Take  me,  when  I  die,  to  heaven, 
Happy  there  with  thee  to  dwelL 

72  S.  M. 

Evening  Hymn. 

THE  day  is  past  and  gone ; 
The  evening  shades  appear ; 
0  may  we  all  remember  well 
The  night  of  death  draws  near. 


PEAiSE  a:si:>  prayer  to  god.  47 

2  We  lay  our  garn.ints  bj, 
Upon  our  beds  to  rest; 

So  death  shall  soon  disrobe  us  all 
Of  what  we  here  possessed. 

3  Lord,  keep  us  safe  this  night, 
Secure  from  all  our  fears ; 

May  angels  guard  us  while  we  sleep, 
Till  morning  light  appears. 

73  c  M. 

Ke^  Its  to  day. 

THE  morning  breaks ;  my  voice  I  raise 
To  thee  great  G-od,  above; 
Accept  my  prayer,  my  feeble  praise, 
In  kindness  and  in  love. 

2  Forgive  the  crimes  that  I  have  done ; 
My  follies  I  deplore ; 

And  since  another  day's  begun, 
0  may  I  love  thee  more. 

3  Preserve  me  from  all  ill  I  pray. 
And  guide  me  with  thine  eye. 

And  grant  through  every  hour  I  may 
On  grace  divine  rely. 

4  Keep  me  from  sinful  thoughts,  0  Lord, 
And  make  my  heart  sincere ; 

Make  me  to  read  thy  holy  word 
"With  reverence  and  fear. 

74  L.  M. 

I  renew  my  'vows. 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  early  rise, 
To  pay  the  morning  sacrifice. 
2  Glory  to  Thee,  who  safe  hast  kept, 
And  hast  refreshed  me,  while  I  slept; 
Grant,  Lord,  when  I  from  death  shall  wake 
I  may  of  endless  life  partake. 


48  HYMNS. 

3  Lord,  I  my  vows  to  thee  renew, 
Scatter  my  sins  as  morning  dew; 

Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  wil]» 
And  with  thyself  my  spirit  fill. 

4  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 
AH  I  design,  or  do,  or  say; 

That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  thy  sole  glory  may  unite. 

75  C.  M. 

Hymns  for  Saturday  eve. 
pi  OD  over  all,  forever  blest  I 
vT  Grant  me  thy  grace  within; 
That  I  may  keep  to-morrow's  rest, 
A  rest  indeed  from  sin  ; 

2  A  rest  from  all  my  usual  play, 
A  holy  rest  in  Thee  ; 

Then  will  thy  blessed  Sabbath-day 
Be  a  sweet  rest  to  me. 

3  Lord,  sanctify  my  every  thought 
In  these  my  days  of  youth  ; 

Make  me  remember  what  I'm  taught 
Out  of  thy  word  of  truth. 

76  4  6s  &  2  88 

Parting  Eymn. 

DEAR  Father,  ere  we  part, 
Now  let  thy  grace  descend, 
And  fill  our  youthful  heart 

With  peace  from  Christ  our  Friend; 
May  showers  of  blessings  from  above 
Descend  and  fill  our  hearts  with  love. 
2  May  we  in  after  years 

With  gratitude  review 
The  service  of  this  day. 

The  work  we  now  pursue. 
And  speed  our  way  to  worlds  above, 
With  hearts  on  fire  with  holy  love. 


PKAISE  AND  PKAYER  TO   GOD.  49 

3  We  know  that  soon  en  earth 
The  fondest  ties  must  end, 

Our  own  most  cherished  hopes 

To  death's  cold  haud  ruust  bend; 
The  fairest  flowers  in  all  their  bloom 
Must  soon  he  withered  in  the  tomb. 

4  Then,  when  our  spirits  leave 
These  tenements  of  clay, 

May  they  to  God,  who  gave, 

Ascend,  in  endless  day. 
And  sing  with  parents,  teachers,  friends, 
That  anthem  sweet  which  uever  ends. 

77  6s  &  5s. 
The  Lord's  Prayer. 

OUR  Father  in  heaven, 
We  hallow  thy  name  I 
May  thy  kingdom  holy 

On  earth  be  the  samel 
0  give  to  us  daily 

Our  portion  of  bread  ; 
It  is  from  thy  bounty 

That  all  must  be  fed. 
2  Forgive  our  transgressions, 

And  teach  us  to  know 
That  humble  compassion 

That  pardons  each  foe: 
Keep  us  from  temptation, 

From  weakness  and  sin; 
And  thine  be  the  glory 

Forever,  amenl 

78  "^s  &  6s. 
Sing  to  Jeiui. 

COME,  let  us  sing  of  Jesus, 
While  hearts  and  accents  blend; 
Come,  )et  us  sing  of  Jesus, 
The  sinner's  only  friend; 


50  HYi^Esrs. 

His  holy  soul  rejoices, 
Amid  the  choirs  above, 

To  hear  our  youthful  voices 
Exulting  in  his  love. 

2  We  love  to  sing  of  Jesus 
"Who  wept  our  path  along; 

We  love  to  sing  of  Jesus, 
The  tempted  and  the  strong: 

None  who  besought  his  healing, 
He  passed  unheeded  by ; 

And  still  retains  his  feeling 
For  us  above  the  sky. 

3  We  love  to  sing  of  Jesus, 
Who  died  our  souls  to  save; 

We  love  to  sing  of  Jesus, 
Triumphant  o'er  the  grave; 

And  in  our  hour  of  danger, 
We'll  trust  his  love  alone. 

Who  once  slept  in  a  manger, 
And  now  sits  on  the  throne. 

4  Then  let  us  sing  of  Jesus, 
While  yet  on  earth  we  stay, 

And  hope  to  sing  of  Jesus 
Throughout  the  eternal  day: 

For  those  who  here  confess  him, 
He  will  in  heaven  confess ; 

And  faithful  hearts  that  bless  him, 
He  will  forever  bless. 

79  8s,  7s,  &  48 

Lord^  dismiss  us. 

LORD,  dismiss  us  wnth  thy  blessing. 
Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace ; 
Let  us  each,  thy  love  possessing. 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace  : 

0  refresh  us, 
Tra^eUng  tlir'^ugh  this  wilderness. 


PRAISE  AND  PRAYER  TO   GOD.  51 

2  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration, 
For  thy  Gospel's  joyful  sound; 

May  the  fruits  of  thy  salvation 
In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound; 

May  thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

3  Then,  whene'er  the  signal's  given 
Us  from  eartli  to  call  away, 

Borne  on  angels'  wings  to  heaven. 
Glad  the  summons  to  obey, — 

May  we  ever 
Eeign  with  Christ  in  endless  day. 

80   .  L-  M. 

Sing  to  the  Redeemer^ praise. 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays, 
And  sing  thy  great  Redeemer's  praise, 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  thee, — 
His  loving-kindness,  0  how  free  I 

2  He  saw  me  ruined  in  the  fall, 
Zet  loved  me  notwithstanding  all : 
He  saved  me  from  my  lost  estate, — 
His  loving-kindness,  0  how  great! 

3  "When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
Has  gathered  thick  and  thundered  loud, 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood, — 
His  loving-kindness,  0  how  good  I 

4  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart 
Prone  from  my  Saviour  to  depart ; 
But  though  I  oft  have  him  forgot. 
His  loving-kindness  changes  not, 

5  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale, 
Soon  all  my  mortal  powers  must  failr 
0  may  my  last  expiring  breath 

His  lovii  g-kindiiess  sing  in  deftth. 


52  HYMNS. 

81  C.  M. 

Evenvi^§  Hymn. 

&REAT  God,  to  thee  ni}-^  erening  song 
With  gratitude  I  raise ; 
•       0  let  thy  mercy  tune  my  tongu& 
And  lill  my  heart  with  praise. 

2  My  days,  unclouded  as  they  pass, 
And  every  fleeting  hour, 

Are  monuments  of  wondrous  grace, — 
Of  mere}'-,  love,  and  power. 

3  Thy  love  and  power,  celestial  guard, 
Preserve  me  from  all  barm: 

Can  danger  reach  me  while  the  Lord 
Extends  his  mighty  arm? 

4  Let  this  blest  hope  mine  eyelids  close; 
With  sleep  refresh  my  frame ; 

Safe  in  thy  care  may  I  repose, 
And  wake  to  praise  thy  name. 

God^  my  Father. 
p  RE  AT  God  !  and  wilt  thou  condescend 
vT  To  be  my  Father  and  my  Friend? 

1  a  poor  child,  and  thou  so  high, 
The  Lord  of  earth  and  air  and  sky  I 

2  Art  thou  my  Father?     Then  I'll  be 
A  meek,  obedient  child  to  thee; 

And  try,  in  word  and  deed  and  thoughit, 
To  serve  and  please  thee  as  I  ought. 

3  Art  thou  my  Father?     I'll  depend 
Upon  the  care  of  such  a  friend ; 
And  only  wish  to  do  and  be 
Whatever  seemeth  good  to  thee. 

4  Art  thou  my  Father?     Then,  at  last 
When  all  my  days  on  earth  are  past, 
Send  down  and  take  me,  in  thy  love^ 
To  be  thy  better  child  above. 


PRAISE  AND  PRAYER  TO   GOD.  53 

83  4  lines  73. 
Saints  and  angels  ever  praising  God. 

SONGS  of  praise  the  angels  sang, 
Heaven  with  halleluiahs  rang, 
When  Jehovah's  work  begun, 
When  he  spake  and  it  was  done. 

2  Songs  of  praise  awoke  the  morn 
When  the  Prince  of  Peace  was  born ; 
Songs  of  praise  arose,  when  he 
Captive  led  captivity. 

3  Saints  below  with  heart  and  voice, 
Still  in  songs  of  praise  rejoice ; 
Learning  here,  by  faith  and  love, 
Songs  of  praise  to  sing  above. 

4  Borne  upon  their  latest  breath, 
Songs  of  praise  shall  conquer  death ; 
Then,  amid  eternal  joy. 

Songs  of  praise  their  powers  employ. 

84  0.  M. 

Lord^  teach  a  child  to  pray. 

LORD,  teach  a  little  child  to  pray, 
Thy  grace  betimes  impart. 
And  grant  thy  Holy  Spirit  may 
Renew  my  infant  heart. 

2  A  fallen  creature  I  was  born, 
And  from  thy  grace  I  strayed; 

I  must  be  wretched  and  forlorn 
Without  thy  mercy's  aid. 

3  But  Christ  can  all  my  sins  forgive. 
And  wash  away  their  stain, 

And  fit  my  soul  with  him  to  live. 
And  in  his  kingdom  reign. 

4  To  him  let  little  cliildren  come, 
For  he  hath  said  they  may ; 

His  boscm  then  shall  be  their  home,— 
Their  tears  he'll  wipe  away. 


64  HYMNS. 

5  For  all  who  early  seek  his  face 

Shall  surely  taste  his  love ; 
Jesus  shall  guide  them  by  his  grace, 

To  dwell  witii  him  above. 

85  S.  M. 

The  Song  of  Moses  and  the  Lanib. 

AWAKE,  and  sing  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb  ; 
"Wake,  every  heart  and  every  tongue, 
To  praise  the  Saviour's  name. 

2  Sing  of  his  dying  love ; 
Sing  of  his  rising  power; 

Sing  how  he  intercedes  above 
For  those  whose  sins  he  bore, 

3  Sing  on  your  heavenly  way, 
Ye  ransomed  sinners  sing ; 

Sing  on,  rejoicing  every  day 
In  Christ,  the  exalted  King. 

4  Soon  we  shall  hear  him  say, 

"Ye  blessed  children,  come;" 

Soon  will  he  call  us  hence  away. 

And  take  ins  wanderers  home. 

5  Soon  shall  our  raptured  tongue 
His  endless  praise  proclaim, 

And  sweeter  voices  time  the  song 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 


I 


THE    SAVIOUR, 


86  C.M. 

We  owe  all  to  Christ. 

MAJESTIC  sweetness  sits  enthroned 
Upon  ^he  Saviour's  brow; 
His  head  ^wSa  radiant  glories  crowned, 
His  lips  with  grac^i  o'erflow. 


THE    SAVIOUR.  5S 

2  He  saw  me  plunged  in  deep  distress, 
And  tiew  to  my  relief; 

For  me  he  bore  the  shameful  cross, 
And  carried  all  my  grief. 

3  To  him  I  owe  my  hfe  and  breath, 
And  all  the  joys  I  have  ; 

He  makes  me  triumph  over  death, 
And  saves  me  from  the  grave. 

4  Since  from  thy  bounty  I  receive 
Such  proofs  of  love  divine, 

Had  I  a  thousand  hearts  to  give, 
Lord,  they  should  all  be  thine. 

87  0.  M. 

Jesu»  near  us. 

DEAR  Jesus,  ever  at  my  side. 
How  loving  must  thou  be. 
To  leave  thy  home  in  heaven  to  guard 
A  little  child  like  me ! 

2  Thy  beautiful  and  shining  face 
I  see  not,  though  so  near ; 

The  sweetness  of  thy  soft  low  voice 
I  am  too  deaf  to  hear. 

3  I  cannot  feel  thee  touch  my  hand. 
With  pleasure  light  and  mild, 

To  check  me,  as  my  mother  does 
Her  erring  little  child. 

4  But  I  have  felt  thee  in  my  thought, 
Fighting  with  sin  for  me  ; 

And  when  my  heart  loves  God,  I  know 
The  sweetness  is  from  thee. 

5  And  when,  dear  Saviour,  I  kneel  down, 
Morning  and  night,  to  prayer, 

Something  there  is  within  my  heart 
"Which  tells  me  thou  art  there. 
9 


66  HYMXS. 

6  Yes,  when  I  pray,  thou  prayest  too; 

Thy  prayer  is  all  for  me; 
But  when  I  sleep  thou  sleepest  not, 

But  watchest  patiently. 

88  8s,  Ts,  &  4 
Salleluiah. 

OTHOU  God  of  my  salvation, 
My  Redeemer  from  all  sin, 
Moved  by  thy  divine  compassion, 
Who  hast  died  my  heart  to  win, 

I  will  praise  thee : 
Where  shall  I  thy  praise  begin? 

2  Though  unseen,  I  love  the  Saviour ; 
He  hath  brought  salvation  near; 

Manifests  his  pard'ning  favor ; 
And  when  Jesus  doth  appear, 

Soul  and  body 
Shall  his  glorious  image  bear. 

3  While  the  angel  choirs  are  crying, — 
Glory  to  the  great  I  AM, 

I  with  them  will  still  be  vying — 
Glory  I  glory  to  the  Lamb ! 

0  how  precious 
Is  the  sound  of  Jesus'  name  ! 

4  Angels  now  are  hovering  round  us, 
Unperceived  amid  the  throng; 

Wondering  at  the  love  that  crowned  us. 
Glad  to  join  the  holy  song : 

Halleluiah ! 
Love  and  praise  to  Christ  belong. 

89  78  &  (js. 

Hay  my  sins  on  Jesus. 

I  LAY  my  sins  on  Jesus, 
The  spotless  Lamb  of  God; 
He  bears  them  all,  and  frees  us 
From  the  accursed  load. 


THE    SAVIOUR.  67 

1  bring  my  guilt  to  Jesus, 

To  wash  my  crimson  stains 
"White  in  his  blood  most  precious, 
Till  not  a  spot  remains. 

2  I  lay  my  wants  on  Jesus, 
All  fullness  dwells  in  him; 

He  healetli  my  diseases, 

He  doth  my  soul  redeem. 
I  lay  my  griefs  on  Jesus, 

My  burdens  and  my  cares; 
He  from  them  all  releases. 

He  all  my  sorrows  shares. 

3  I  long  to  be  like  Jesus, 
Meek,  loving,  lowly,  mild; 

I  long  to  be  like  Jesus, 
The  Father's  holy  child. 

1  long  to  be  with  Jesus, 
Amid  the  heavenly  throng, 

To  sing  with  saints  his  praises, 

And  learn  the  angels'  song. 
90  8  lines  7b. 

The  only  refuge. 

JESUS,  lover  of  my  soul. 
Let  me  to  thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  nearer  waters  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high ; 
Hide  me,  0  my  Saviour,  hide. 

Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide, 
0  receive  my  soul  at  last. 

2  Other  refuge  have  I  none; 
Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee: 

Leave,  0  leave  me  not  alone; 

Still  support  and  comfort  me: 
All  my  trust  on  thee  is  stayed ; 

All  my  lielp  from  thee  I  bring; 
Cover  my  defenseless  head 

With  the  sliadow  of  thy  wing. 


58  HYMNS. 

3  Thou,  0  Christ,  art  all  1  *rant; 
More  than  all  in  thee  I  find: 

Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  faint, 
Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind. 

Just  and  holy  is  thy  name; 
I  am  all  unrighteousness  ; 

False  and  full  of  sin  I  am ; 

Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace. 

91  0.  M. 

Thy  child  to  he. 

DEAR  Jesus,  let  thy  pitying  eye 
Look  kindly  down  on  me ; 
A  sinful,  weak,  and  helpless  child, 
I  come  thy  child  to  be. 

2  0  blessed  Saviour,  take  my  heart, 

This  smful  lieart  of  mine, 
And  wash  it  clean  in  every  part; 

Make  me  a  child  of  thine. 

8  My  sins,  though  great,  thou  canst  forgive, 

For  thou  hast  died  for  me; 
Amazing  love  I     Help  me,  0  G-od, 

•  Thine  own  dear  child  to  be. 

4  For  thou  hast  said,  "Forbid  them  not; 
Let  children  come  to  me;" 

I  hear  thy  voice,  and  now,  dear  Lord, 
I  come  thy  child  to  be. 

92  4  6s  &  2  8s. 
Proclaim  his  love. 

COME,  every  pious  heart, 
That  loves  the  Saviour's  name! 
Your  noblest  powers  exert 

To  celebrate  his  fame  ; 
T'^U  all  above  and  all  below 
The  debt  of  love  to  him  you  owe. 


THE    SATIOUR.  69 

2  He  left  his  starry  crcwn, 
And  laid  his  robes  aside; 

On  wings  of  love  came  down, 

And  wept  and  bled  and  died: 
What  he  endured  no  tongue  can  tell, 
To  save  our  souls  from  death  and  hell, 

3  From  the  dark  grave  he  rose, 
The  mansion  of  the  dead, 

And  thence  his  mighty  foes 

In  glorious  triumph  led; 
Up  through  the  sky  the  conqueror  rode 
And  reigns  on  high,  the  Saviour-God. 

4  From  thence  he'll  quickly  come, 
His  chariot  will  not  stay, 

And  bear  our  spirits  home 

To  realms  of  endless  day ; 
There  we  shall  see  his  lovely  face, 
And  ever  be  in  his  embrace. 

93  CM. 

Crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

ALL  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name  I 
Let  angels  prostrate  fall; 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

2  Crown  nim,  ye  martyrs  of  our  God, 
Who  from  his  altar  call; 

Extol  the  stem  of  Jesse's  rod, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 
Ye  ransomed  from  the  fall, 

Hail  him  who  saves  you  by  his  grace, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  aU. 

4  Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget 
The  wormwood  and  the  gall, 

Go  spread  your  trophies  at  his  feet, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all 


60  HYMNS. 

5  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe, 

On  this  terrestrial  ball, 
To  him  all  majesty  ascribe, 

And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

94  8s,  18,  &  4. 

T7ie  Good  Shepherd. 

SAVIOUR,  like  a  shepherd  lead  us ; 
Much  we  need  thy  tender  care ; 
Li  thy  pleasant  pastures  feed  us, 
For  our  use  thy  folds  prepare. 

Blessed  Jesus  I 
Thou  hast  bought  us,  thine  we  are. 

2  "We  are  thine ;  do  thou  befriend  us. 
Be  the  guardian  of  our  way; 

Keep  thy  flock,  from  sin  defend  us. 
Seek  us  when  we  go  astray. 

Blessed  Jesus  I 
Hear  young  children  when  they  pray. 

3  Thou  hast  promised  to  receive  us, 
Poor  and  sinful  though  we  be  ; 

Thou  hast  mercy  to  relieve  us, 
Grace  to  cleanse  and  .power  to  free. 

Blessed  Jesus ! 
Let  us  early  turn  to  thee. 

4  Early  let  us  seek  thy  favor, 
Early  let  us  do  thy  will ; 

Holy  Lord,  our  only  Saviour, 
With  thy  grace  our  bosom  fill. 

Blessed  Jesus  I 
Thou  hast  loved  us,  love  us  still. 

95  Ts  &  6s. 

The  glory  of  his  Tcingdom. 

HAIL  to  the  Lord's  anointed, 
Great  David's  greater  Sonl 
Hail,  in  the  time  appointed. 
Hi?  reign  on  earth  begun  1 


THE    SAVIOUR.  61 

He  comes  to  break  oppression, 

To  set  the  captive  free ; 
To  take  away  transgression, 

And  rule  in  equity. 

2  He  comes,  with  succor  speedy 
To  those  who  suffer  wrong; 

To  help  the  poor  and  needy, 

And  bid  the  weak  be  strong; 
To  give  them  songs  for  sighing, 

Their  darkness  turn  to  light. 
Whose  souls,  condemned  and  dying, 

"Were  precious  in  his  sight. 

3  He  shall  descend  hke  showers 
Upon  the  fruitful  earth. 

And  love  and  joy,  like  flowers, 

Spring  in  his  path  to  birth ; 
Before  him,  on  the  mountains, 

Shall  peace,  the  herald,  go, 
And  righteousness,  in  fountains, 

From  hill  to  valley  flow. 

4  To  him  shall  prayer  unceasing, 
And  daily  vows  ascend; 

His  kingdom  still  increasing, 

A  kingdom  without  end; 
The  tide  of  time  shall  never 

His  covenant  remove; 
His  name  shall  stand  forever ; 

That  name  to  us  is  Love. 

96  8s,  78,  &  4 

Eosanna. 

ONCE  was  heard  the  song  of  children 
By  the  Saviour  when  on  earth; 
Joyful  in  the  sacred  temple 

Shouts  of  youthful  praise  had  birth. 

And  hosannas 
Lqud  to  David's  Son  broke  forth. 


02  HYMNS. 

2  Palms  of  victory  strewn  around  him, 
Garments  spread  beneath  his  feet, 

Prophet  of  the  Lord  they  crowned  him, 
In  fair  Salem's  crowded  street; 

"With  hosannas, 
Him  the  lips  of  children  greet. 

3  Blessed  Saviour,  now  triumphant, 
Glorified  and  throned  on  high, 

Mortal  lays,  from  man  or  infant, 
Vain  to  tell  thy  praise  essay ; 

But  hosannas 
Swell  the  chorus  of  the  sky. 

4  God  o'er  all  in  heaven  reigning, 
We  this  da}^  thy  glory  sing; 

Not  with  palms  thy  patliway  strewing, 
We  would  loftier  tribute  bring: 
Glad  hosannas 
To  our  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King. 

5  0,  though  humble  is  our  off' ring, 
Deign  accept  our  grateful  lays; 

These  from  children  once  proceeding 
Thou  didst  deem  "perfected  praise," 

Now  hosannas, 
Saviour,  Lord,  to  thee  we  raise. 

97  L.  M. 

Hosanna  to  tJi^  Son  of  David. 

WHAT  are  those  soul-reviving  strains 
Which  echo  thus  from  Salem's  plains? 
What  anthems  loud,  and  louder  still. 
So  sweetly  sound  from  Zion's  hill? 

2  Lo  !  'tis  an  infant  chorus  sings 
Hosanna  to  the  King  of  kings  ; 

The  Saviour  comes !  and  babes  proclaim 
Salvation,  sent  in  Jesus'  name. 

3  Nor  these  alone  their  voice  shall  raise, 
For  -we  will  join  this  song  of  praise; 
Stili  Israel's  children  forward  press 

To  hail  the  Lord  their  righteousnesa 


THE    SAVIO  UiJ.  63 

4  Messiah's  name  shall  joy  impart 
Alike  to  Jew  and  Gentile  heart; 
He  bled  for  us,  he  bled  for  you, 
And  we  will  sing  hosanna  too. 

5  Proclaim  hosannas  loud  and  clear, 
See  David's  Son  and  Lord  appear! 
All  praise  on  earth  to  him  be  given, 
And  glory  shout  through  highest  heaven. 


98  s.  M. 

Attachment  to  the  CJiurch. 

I  LOVE  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
The  house  of  thine  abode. 
The  Church  our  blest  Redeemer  saved 
With  his  ov^Ti  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  Church,  0  God ; 
Her  walls  before  thee  stand. 

Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye. 
And  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall; 
For  her  my  prayers  ascend ; 

To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

4  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heavenly  ways. 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

5  Jesus,  thou  Friend  divine. 
Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 

Thy  hand,  from  every  snare  and  foe, 
Shall  great  deliverance  bring. 

6  Sure  as  thy  truth  shall  last, 
To  Zion  shaU  be  given 

The  brightest  glories  earth  can  yield, 
And  brighter  bliss  of  heaven. 


64  HYMNS. 

99  4  6s  &  2  8a. 

Christ  a  Frophet^  Priest^  and  King. 

JOIN  all  the  glorious  names 
Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power, 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 

Or  angels  ever  bore: 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth, 
Too  mean  to  set  the  Saviour  forth. 

2  Great  Prophet  of  our  God, 

Our  tongues  shall  bless  thy  name ; 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came  ; 
The  joyful  news  of  sins  forgiven, 
Of  hell  subdued,  and  peace  with  heaven. 

3  Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 
Has  shed  his  blood  and  died ; 

Our  guilty  conscience  needs 

No  sacrifice  beside: 
His  precious  blood  did  once  atone, 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne. 

4  0  thou  almighty  Lord, 

Our  Conqu'ror  and  our  King, 
Thy  scepter  and  thy  sword. 

Thy  reigning  grace,  we  sing. 
Thine  is  the  power;  0  make  us  sit 
In  willing  bouds  beneath  thy  feet. 

100  0.  M. 

The  children's  Friend. 

THOU  guardian  of  our  youthful  days, 
To  thee  our  prayers  ascend ; 
To  thee  we'll  tune  our  songs  of  praise, 
Jesus.  th/=»  children's  Friend. 

2  From  thee  our  daily  mercies  flow, 

Our  life  and  health  descend ; 
0  save  our  souls  from  sin  and  woe : 

Thou  art  the  children's  Friend. 


THE   SAVIOUR.  65 

3  Teach  us  to  prize  thy  holy  "Word, 
And  to  its  truths  attend ; 

Thus  shall  we  learn  to  fear  the  Lord, 
And  love  the  children's  Friend. 

4  0  may  we  feel  a  Saviour's  love, 
To  him  our  souls  commend, 

"Who  left  his  glorious  home  above 
To  be  the  children's  Friend. 

5  Lord,  draw  our  youthful  hearts  to  thee, 
And  when  this  life  shall  end, 

Raise  us  to  live  above  the  sky 
With  thee,  the  children's  Friend. 

101  L.  M. 

The  MgJiway  of  holiness. 

JESUS,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone, 
He,  whom  I  fix  my  hopes  upon; 
His  track  I  see,  and  I'll  pursue 
The  narrow  way  till  him  I  view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went, 
The  road  that  leads  from  banishment, 
The  King's  highway  of  holiness, 

I'll  go,  for  all  his  paths  are  peace. 

3  This  is  the  way  I  long  have  sought. 
And  mourned  because  I  found  it  not ; 
My  grief  a  burden  long  has  been. 
Because  I  was  not  saved  from  sin. 

4  The  more  I  strove  against  its  power, 
I  felt  its  weight  and  guilt  the  more ; 
Till  late  I  heard  my  Saviour  say. 
Come  hither,  soul,  I  am  the  way. 

5  Lo  I  glad  I  come ;  and  thou,  blest  Lamb^ 
Shalt  take  me  to  thee  as  I  am ; 
Nothing  but  sin  have  I  to  give, 
Nothing  but  love  shall  I  receive. 


•6  HYMNS. 

6  Then  will  I  tell  to  sinners  round 
"What  a  dear  Saviour  I  have  found  ; 
I'll  point  to  thy  redeeming  blood, 
And  say,  Behold  the  way  to  God. 

103  0.  M. 

The  preckms  Name. 

HOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 
In  a  believer's  ear! 
It  soothes  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 
And  calms  the  troubled  breast ; 

'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary,  rest. 

3  Dear  Name,  the  rock  on  which  I  build, 
My  shield  and  hiding-place; 

My  never-failing  treasure,  filled 
With  boundless  stores  of  grace ; 

4  Jesus,  my  Shepherd,  Saviour,  Friend, 
My  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King, 

My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 

5  I  would  thy  boundless  love  proclaim 
With  every  fleeting  breath; 

So  shall  the  music  of  thy  name 
Refresh  my  soul  in  death, 

103  4  8s  &  2  68. 

For  power  over  temptation. 

HELP,  Lord,  to  whom  for  help  I  fly, 
And  still  my  tempted  soul  stand  by 
Throughout  the  evil  day ; 
The  sacred  watchfulness  impart, 
And  keep  the  issues  of  my  heart, 
And  stir  me  up  to  pray. 


THE    SAVIOUR.  6t 

2  My  soiil  with  thy  whole  armor  arm ; 
In  each  approach  of  sin,  alarm, 

And  show  the  danger  near: 
Surround,  sustain,  and  strengthen  me.> 
And  fill  with  godly  jealousy 

And  sanctifying  fear. 

3  "Whene'er  my  careless  hands  hang  do"wn 
0  let  me  see  thy  gathering  frown, 

And  feel  thy  warning  eye ; 
And  starting,  cry,  from  ruin's  brink, 
Save,  Jesus,  or  I  yield,  I  sink ; 

0  save  me,  or  I  die. 

4  If  near  the  pit  I  rashly  stray, 
Before  I  wholly  fall  away. 

The  keen  conviction  dart; 
Recall  me  by  that  pitying  look. 
That  kind,  upbraiding  glance,  which  broke 

Unfaithful  Peter's  heart. 

5  In  me  thine  utmost  mercy  show, 
And  make  me,  like  thyself  below, 

Unblamable  in  grace  ; 
Eeady  prepared  and  fitted  here, 
By  perfect  holiness,  to'  appear 

Before  thy  glorious  face. 

104  S.  M. 

The  Lord,  my  Shepherd. 

THE  Lord  my  Shepherd  is ; 
I  shall  be  well  supplied ; 
Since  he  is  mine  and  I  am  his, 
What  can  I  want  beside  ? 

2  He  lead?  me  to  the  place 

"Where  heavenly  pasture  grows, 
"Where  hv/ng  waters  gently  pass, 
And  fuYi  salvation  flows. 


68  HYMNS. 

3  If  e'er  I  go  astray, 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim, 
And  guides  me  in  liis  own  right  way, 
•  For  his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 

1  cannot  yield  to  fear ; 

Though  I  should  walk  through  death's  dark  shade, 
My  Shepherd's  with  me  there. 

105  L.  M. 

Jesiis  reigns, 

COME,  let  us  tune  our  loftiest  song. 
And  raise  to  Christ  our  joyful  strain; 
Worship  and  thanks  to  him  belong. 
Who  reigns,  and  shall  forever  reign. 

2  His  sovereign  power  our  bodies  made; 
Our  souls  are  Ms  immortal  breath ; 

And  when  his  creatures  sinned,  he  bled 
To  save  us  from  eternal  death. 

3  Burn  every  breast  with  Jesus'  love; 
Bound  every  heart  with  rapturous  joy ; 

And  saints  on  earth,  witli  saints  above, 
Your  voices  in  his  praise  employ. 

4  Extol  the  Lamb  with  loftiest  song. 
Ascend  for  him  our  cheerful  strain ; 

Worship  and  thanks  to  him  belong. 
Who  reigns,  and  shall  forever  reign. 

106  "^s,  8s,  &  63. 

Like  Jesus. 

I  WANT  to  be  like  Jesus, 
So  lowly  and  so  meek; 
For  no  one  marked  an  angry  word 

That  ever  heard  him  speak. 
I  want  to  be  like  Jesus, 

So  frequently  in  prayer ; 

Alone  upon  the  mountain-top 

He  met  his  Father  there. 


THE    SAVIOUR.  69 

2  I  want  to  be  like  Jesus; 
I  never,  never  find 

That  he,  though  persecuted,  was 

To  any  one  unkind. 
I  want  to  be  hke  Jesus, 

Engaged  in  doing  good. 
So  that  of  me  it  may  be  said, 

"  She  hath  done  what  she  could.'' 

3  I  want  to  be  like  Jesus, 
So  lowly  and  so  meek; 

For  no  one  marked  an  angry  word 

That  ever  heard  him  speak. 
Alas  !  I'm  not  like  Jesus, 

As  any  one  may  see ; 

0  gentle  Saviour,  send  thy  grace, 
And  make  me  hke  to  thee. 

My  Shepherd. 

TO  thy  pastures  green  and  fair, 
Saviour,  let  a  child  repair: 

1  will  never  stray  from  thee. 
But  thy  fold  my  home  shall  be. 

Chorus. — I  will  never  stray  from  thee, 
But  thy  fold  my  home  shall  be. 

1  will  never,  never  stray  from  thee, 
But  thy  fold  my  home  shall  be. 

2  Like  a  gentle  lamb,  I'll  stay 
In  the  meadows  fresh  and  gay; 
Peaceful  and  contented  there. 
Guarded  by  my  Shepherd's  care. 

Chorus. — I  will  never  stray,  etc. 

3  By  the  waters  still  and  clear 
i  shall  wander  without  fear: 
Happy  by  my  Sliepherd's  side. 
All  my  wants  shall  be  supphed. 

Chorus. — I  will  never  stray,  etc. 


70  HYMNS 

4  Lord,  wilt  thou  my  Shepherd  be? 
Help  me  then  to  follovr  thee ; 
At  thy  feet  myself  I  cast, 
Thee  to  servo  while  life  shall  last. 
Chorus  — I  will  never  stray,  etc. 

108  8s,  1B,  &  4. 
"  My  son,  give  me  thine  TiearL^^ 

¥ELCOME,  welcome,  dear  Redeemer, 
Welcome  to  this  heart  of  mine ; 
Lord,  I  make  a  full  surrender. 

Every  power  and  thought  be  thine ; 

Thine  entirely, 
Through  eternal  ages  thine. 
2  Known  to  all  to  be  thy  mansion, 

Earth  and  hell  will  disappear ; 
Or  in  vain  attempt  possession 

"When  they  find  the  Lord  is  near: 

Shout,  0  Zion! 
Shout,  ye  saints,  the  Lord  is  here  I 

109  4  lines  *Ja. 
"  Lovest  thou  mef'' 

HARK,  my  soul !  it  is  the  Lord ; 
'Tis  the  Saviour;  hear  his  word: 
Jesus  speaks,  and  speaks  to  thee: 
"Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me? 

2  "I  delivered  thee  when  bound, 

And,  when  wounded,  healed  thy  wound, 
Sought  thee  wandering,  set  thee  right, 
Turned  thy  darkness  into  light. 

3  "  Can  a  woman's  tender  care 
Cease  toward  the  child  she  bare? 
Yes,  she  may  forgetful  be  ; 

Yet  will  I  remember  thee. 

4  "Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  tlian  the  heights  above. 
Deeper  tlian  the  depths  beneath, 
Free  and  faithful,  strong  as  death. 


THE    SAVIOUR.  71 

5  "Thou  shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  grace  is  done ; 
Partner  of  my  throne  shalt  be: 
Say,  poor  sinner,  lov'st  thou  me?" 

6  Lord,  it  is  my  chief  complaint. 
That  my  love's  so  weak  and  faint; 
Yet  I  love  thee,  and  adore  ; 

0  for  grace  to  love  thee  more  I 


110  '^s,  4s,  &  6. 

Seeking  CTirisVs  care. 

SAVIOUR,  listen  to  our  prayer, 
Poor  and  sinful  though  we  are ; 
Guilt-confessing, 
Give  thy  blessing. 
Grant  us  thy  loving  care. 

Chorus. 
0  God,  our  Father,  Christ,  our  King, 
Now  to  thee  our  hearts  we  bring; 

Keep  them  ever, 

Blessed  Saviour, 
Till  in  heaven  thy  love  we  sing. 

2  Strength  is  thine  ;  we  often  stra> 
From  thy  pure  and  holy  way ; 

Wilt  thou  guide  us, 
Walk  beside  us, 
Nearer  every  day? 

Chorus. — 0  God,  our  Father,  ett. 

3  Then  may  we,  when  life  is  o'er, 
Stand  with  thee  on  yonder  shore: 

Freed  from  sinning. 
Heaven  winning. 
Praising  evermore. 

GiiORUs.— O  God,  our  Fatlieir,  eto. 
10 


72  HI  MCS. 

Ill  8s  &  Ts. 

Jestis  reigns. 

HARK !  ten  thousand  harps  and  voices 
Sound  the  note  of  praise  above ; 
Jesus  reigns,  and  heaven  rejoices; 

Jesus  reigns,  the  God  of  love. 
See,  he  sits  on  yonder  throne! 
Jesus  rules  the  world  alone. 

Halleluiah,  Ameul 

2  Jesus,  hail!  whose  glorj  brightens 
All  above,  and  gives  it  worth: 

Lord  of  love,  thy  smile  enlightens, 

Cheers  and  charms  thy  saints  on  earth : 
When  we  think  of  love  like  thine, 
Lord,  we  own  it  love  divine. 

3  King  of  glory,  reign  forever, 
Thine  an  everlasting  crown; 

Nothing  from  thy  love  shall  sever 

Those  whom  thou  hast  made  thine  own, 
Happy  objects  of  thy  grace, 
Chosen  to  behold  thy  face. 

4  Saviour,  hasten  thine  appearing. 
Bring,  0  bring  the  glorious  day 

When,  the  awful  summons  hearing. 

Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away! 
Then  with  golden  harps  we'll  sing 
Glory,  glory  to  our  King ! 

112  lis  &  lOg. 

Shephe7'd  of  Israel. 

OTELL  me,  thou  life  and  delig  ht  of  my  soul, 
Where  the  flock  of  thy  pasture  are  feeding^ 

1  seek  thy  protection,  I  need  thy  control, 

I  would  go  where  my  Shephera  is  leading. 

2  0  tell  me  the  place  where  thy  flock  are  at  rest, 
Where  the  noontide  will  find  them  reposing ; 

The  tempest  now  rages,  my  soul  is  distressed, 
And  tiie  pathway  of  peace  I  am  losing. 


[HE    SAVIOUR.  13 

3  0  why  should  I  stray  with  the  flocks  of  thy  foes. 
'Mid  the  desert  where  uow  they  are  roviug, 

"Where  hunger  and  thirst,  where  affliction  and  woes 
And  temptations,  their  ruin  are  proving? 

4  0  when  shall  my  foes  and  my  wanderings  cease, 
And  the  follies  tliat  fill  me  with  weeping  ? 

Thou  Shepherd  of  Israel,  restore  me  that  peace 
Thou  dost  give  to  the  flock  thou  art  keeping. 

5  A  voice  from  the  Shepherd  now  bids  thee  return 
By  the  way  where  the  footprints  are  lying; 

No  longer  to  wander,  no  longer  to  mourn, 
0  lost  one,  now  homeward  be  flying. 

113  0.  M. 

Crown  Jesus  Lord  of  all. 

COME,  children,  hail  the  Prince  of  peace, 
Obey  tlie  Saviour's  call; 
Come,  seek  his  face  and  taste  his  grace. 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all, 

2  Ye  lambs  of  Christ  your  tribute  bring, 
Ye  children  great  and  small, 

Hosanna  sing  to  Christ  your  King; 
0  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

3  This  Jesus  will  your  sins  forgive ; 
0  haste!  before  him  fall; 

For  you  he  died,  that  you  might  live 
To  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

4  All  hail  the  Saviour,  Prince  of  peace ! 
Let  saints  before  him  fall; 

Let  sinners  seek  his  pard'ning  grace, 
And  crown  him  Lord  of  all. 

114  '^s  &  63. 

TTie  need  of  Jesus. 

I  NEED  thee,  precious  Jesus, 
For  I  am  full  of  sin ; 
My  soul  is  dark  and  guilty, 
My  heart  is  dead  within. 


74  ^YM^-s. 

1  need  the  cleansing  fountain, 

Where  1  can  always  flee; 
The  blood  of  Christ  most  precious. 
The  sinner's  perfect  plea. 

2  I  need  thee,  precious  Jesus, 
For  I  am  very  poor ; 

A  stranger  and  a  pilgrim, 

I  have  no  earthly  store. 
I  need  the  love  of  Jesus 

To  cheer  me  on  my  way, 
To  guide  my  doubting  footsteps, 

To  be  mj'-  strength  and  stay, 

3  I  need  thee,  precious  Jesus, 
I  need  a  friend  like  thee ; 

A  friend  to  soothe  and  sympathize, 

A  friend  to  care  for  me. 
I  need  the  heart  of  Jesus 

To  feel  each  anxious  care, 
To  tell  my  ever}'  want, 

And  all  my  sorrows  share. 

4  I  need  thee,  precious  Jesus, 
And  hope  to  see  tliee  soon, 

Encircled  with  the  rainbow, 

And  seated  on  thy  throne. 
There  with  thy  blood- bought  children, 

My  joy  shall  ever  be. 
To  sing  thy  praises,  Jesus, 

To  gaze,  my  Lord,  on  thee. 

115  4  8s  &  2  6a. 

Excellency  of  Christ. 

0  COULD  we  speak  the  matchless  worth, 
0  could  we  sound  the  glories  forth, 
Which  in  our  Saviour  shine. 
We'd  soar,  and  touch  tlie  heavenly  strings, 
And  vie  with  Gabriel,  while  he  sings 
In  notes  aimost  divine. 


THE   SAVIOUR.  Y6 

2  "We'd  sing  the  precious  blood  he  spUt, 
Our  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Of  sin  and  wrath  divine ; 
We'd  sing  his  glorious  righteousness, 
In  which  all-perfect  heavenly  dress 

"We  shall  forever  shine. 

3  "We'd  sing  the  characters  he  bears, 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  he  wears, 

Exalted  on  his  throne; 
In  loftiest  songs  of  sweetest  praise, 
We  would,  to  everlasting  days, 

Make  all  his  glories  known. 

4  Well,  the  delightful  day  will  come 
When  our  dear  Lord  will  bring  us  home, 

And  we  shall  see  his  face  : 
Then  with  our  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend, 
A  blest  eternity  we'll  spend, 

Triumphant  in  his  grace. 

116  4  6s  &  2  83. 

CTirist  seen  of  angels. 

OTE  immortal  throng 
Of  angels  round  the  throne, 
Join  with  our  feeble  song 

To  make  the  Saviour  known ; 
On  earth  ye  knew  his  wondrous  grace, 
In  heaven  ye  view  his  beauteous  face. 

2  Te  saw  the  holy  child 
In  human  flesh  arrayed. 

Supremely  meek  and  mild. 

While  in  the  manger  laid; 
And  praise  to  God  and  peace  on  earth, 
Proclaimed  aloud  for  such  a  birth. 

3  Around  the  bloody  tree 

Ye  pressed  with  strong  desire, 
That  wondrous  sight  to  see, 

The  Lord  of  hfe  expire : 
And  could  your  eyes  have  known  a  tear, 
In  sad  surprise  had  dropped  it  there. 


16  HYMNS. 

4  Around  his  sacred  tomb 
A  willing  watch  ye  keep, 

Till  the  blest  moment  come 

To  rouse  him  from  his  sleep : 
Then  rolled  the  stone,  and  all  adored 
With  joy  unknown  your  rising  Lord. 

5  When  all  arrayed  in  light 
The  shining  Conqu'ror  rode, 

Ye  hailed  his  rapturous  flight 

Up  to  the  throne  of  God, 
And  waved  your  golden  wings  around, 
And  struck  your  strings  of  sweetest  sound. 

117  8  lines  la. 

Chie/est  among  ten  tJiousand. 
Tuira. — "  WatcTiman^  tell  U8  of  the  nigTvty 

LORD  of  earth,  thy  forming  hand 
Well  this  beauteous  frame  hath  planned ; 
Woods  that  wave,  and  hills  that  tower, 
Ocean  rolling  in  its  power ; 
Yet  amid  this  scene  so  fair, 
Should  I  cease  thy  smile  to  share, 
What  were  all  its  joys  to  me  ? 
Whom  have  I  on  earth  but  thee  ? 

2  Lord  of  heaven,  beyond  our  sight 
Shines  a  world  of  purer  hght ; 
There,  in  love's  unclouded  reign, 
Parted  hands  shall  meet  again: 

0  that  world  is  passing  fair! 
Yet  if  thou  wert  absent  there 
What  were  all  its  joys  to  me  ? 
Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee? 

3  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven,  my  breast 
Seeks  in  thee  its  only  rest ; 

1  was  lost;  thy  accents  mild 
Homeward  lured  thy  wandering  child : 


THE    SAYTOIR.  77 

O,  should  once  thy  smile  divine 
Cease  upon  my  soul  to  shine, 
What  were  earth  or  heaven  to  me  ? 
Whom  have  I  in  each  but  thee? 

118  .  s.  M. 

Thy  way^  not  rmne. 

THY  way,  not  mine,  0  Lord, 
However  dark  it  be ! 
Lead  me  by  thine  own  loving  hand, 
Choose  out  the  path  for  me. 

2  Smooth  let  it  be  or  rough, 
It  will  be  still  the  best : 

Winding  or  straight,  it  matters  not, 
It  leads  me  to  thy  rest. 

3  I  dare  not  choose  my  lot ; 
I  could  not  if  I  might ; 

Choose  thou  for  me,  my  Saviour,  God, 
So  shall  I  walk  aright. 

4  Choose  thou  for  me  my  friends, 
My  sickness  or  my  health  ; 

Choose  thou,  my  Lord,  my  cares  for  me, 
My  poverty  or  wealth. 

5  Not  mine,  not  mine  the  choice. 
In  things  or  great  or  small ; 

Be  thou  my  guide,  my  shield,  my  strength, 
My  wisdom,  and  my  all. 

6  The  kingdom  that  I  seek 
Is  thine  :  so  let  the  way 

That  leads  to  it  be  also  thine, 
Else  I  must  surely  stray. 

7  Take  thou  my  cup,  and  it 
With  joy  or  sorrow  fill  ; 

Mingle  as  best  to  thee  may  seem ; 
Choose  thou  my  good  and  ilL 


78  HYMNS. 

119  8s,  7s,  &  4. 

Praise  the  Saviour. 

PRAISE  the  Lord  who  died  to  save  us; 
Praise  his  name  forever  dear; 
Praise  his  blessed  name,  who  gave  us  ^ 

Eyes  to  see  and  ears  to  hear:  "m 

Praise  the  Saviour,  < 

Object  of  our  love  and  fear. 

2  Grace  it  was,  'twas  grace  abounding 
Brought  him  down  to  save  the  lost; 

Te  above  his  throne  surrounding, 
Praise  him,  praise  him,  all  his  host: 

Saints  adore  him  I 
Ye  are  they  who  owe  him  most. 

3  Ye,  of  all  his  hand  created. 
Objects  are  of  grace  alone ; 

Aliens  once,  but  reinstated, 
Destined  now  to  fill  a  throne; 

Sing  with  wonder, 
Sing  of  what  our  Lord  bath  done. 

4  Praise  his  name  who  died  to  save  us, 
'Tis  by  him  his  people  live ; 

And  in  him  the  Father  gave  us 
All  that  boundless  love  could  give : 

Life  eternal 
In  our  Saviour  we  receive. 

IQO  4  ^'^''^  lis. 

A  f/rm  foundation. 

HOW  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the  Lord, 
Is  laid  for  your  faith  in  his  excellent  word : 
"What  more  can  he  say  than  to  you  he  hath  said, 
"Who  unto  the  Saviour  for  refuge  hu,ve  fled. 
2  Fear  not,  I  am  with  ye ;  0  be  not  dismayed, 
For  I  am  thy  God,  and  will  still  give  thee  aid : 
I'll  strengthen  thee,  help  thee,  and  cause  thee  to 

stand, 
Uphold  by  my  righteous,  omnipotent  hand. 


THE    SAVIOUll.  ^  *19 

3  "When  through  the  deep  waters  I  call  thee  to  go, 
The  rivers  of  sorrow  shall  not  overflow  ; 

For  I  will  be  with  thee  thy  trials  to  bles?, 
And  sanctify  to  thee  thy  deepest  distress. 

4  The  soul  that  on  Jesus  hath  leaned  for  repose, 
I  will  not,  I  will  not  desert  to  his  foes : 

That  soul,  though  all  hell  should  endeavor  to  shake, 
I'll  never — no,  never — no,  never  forsake. 

lai  L.  M. 

The  Mng  of  Salem. 

¥HEN'  Jordan  hushed  his  waters  still, 
And  silence  slept  on  Zion's  hill ; 
When  Bethlehem's  shepherds  through  the  night 
"Watched  o'er  their  flocks  by  starry  light; 

2  Hark  I  from  the  midnight  hills  around, 
A  voice  of  more  than  mortal  sound 

In  distant  halleluiahs  stole, 

Wild  murmuring  o'er  the  raptured  soul. 

3  On  wheels  of  light,  on  wings  of  flame. 
The  glorious  hosts  of  Zion  came  ; 

High  heaven  with  songs  of  triumph  rung, 
While  thus  they  struck  their  harps  and  sung: 

4  "  0  Zion,  lift  thy  raptured  eye, 
The  long  expected  hour  is  nigh ; 
Renewed  creation  smiles  again, 
The  Prince  of  Salem  comes  to  reign. 

5  "  He  comes  to  cheer  the  trembhng  heart, 
Bid  Satan  and  his  host  depart ; 

Again  the  Day-star  gilds  the  gloom, 
Again  the  bowers  of  Eden  bloom." 

laa  s.  M. 

JacoVs  Ladder. 

WHAT  doth  the  ladder  mean. 
Sent  down  from  the  Most  High? 
Fastened  to  earth  its  foot  is  seen, 
Its  summit  to  the  sky. 


80  IIYMXS. 

Lo  I  up  and  down  the  scale 
The  angels  swiftly  move  ; 

And  God,  tlie  great  Invisible, 
Himself  appears  above ! 

2  Jesus  that  ladder  is, 
The  incarnate  Deity, 

Partaker  of  celestial  bliss 

And  human  misery. 
Sent  from  his  high  abode, 

To  sleeping  mortals  given; 
He  stands,  and  man  unites  to  God, 

And  earth  connects  with  heaven. 

3  Redeemer  of  mankind, 
"Who  on  thy  name  rely, 

A  constant  intercourse  we  find 
Opened  'twixt  earth  and  sky. 

Mercy,  and  grace,  and  peace. 
Descend  through  thee  alone ; 

And  thou  dost  all  our  services 
Present  before  the  throne, 

4  On  us  thy  Father's  love 
Is  for  thy  sake  bestowed ; 

Thou  art  our  Advocate  above, 
Thou  art  our  way  to  God : 

Our  way  to  God  we  trace, 

And  through  thy  name  forgiven, 

From  step  to  step,  from  grace  to  grace, 
On  thee  we  climb  to  heaven. 

1^3  6  lines  7s. 

Faifhful  ShcjoTierd. 

FAITHFUL  Shepherd,  meek  and  mild; 
To  thy  pastures  lead  a  child. 
Where  the  tender  verdure  grows, 
"Where  the  peaceful  streamlet  flows. 
Where  thy  flock,  from  danger  free, 
Hear  thy  voice,  and  follow  tbce. 


THE  SivnOUR.  81 

2  There,  beneath  thy  waichful  eye, 
They  are  safe,  though  danger's  nigh; 
There  enfolded  in  thy  arms, 

They  can  smile  at  rude  alarms ; 
Though  a  host  their  way  oppose. 
Thou  w-ilt  save  them  from  their  foes. 

3  When  the  vale  of  grief  they  tread, 
Thou  dost  mark  the  tears  they  shed ; 
By  then-  side  in  pity  stand, 

Dry  the  tear  with  tender  hand ; 
Gently  quell  the  rising  fear. 
Make  it  sweet  to  suffer  there. 

4  Faithful  Shepherd,  meek  and  mild, 
To  thy  pastures  lead  a  child; 
"Weak  and  helpless.  Lord,  I  am. 
Gather  in  a  wandering  lamb  ; 

Lest  from  thee  I  further  stray, 
Take  me  to  thy  fold,  I  pray. 

1Q4  8s  &  7s. 

The  Friend  above  all  others. 

ONE  there  is  above  all  others 
"Well  deserves  the  name  of  Friend ; 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's, 
Costly,  free,  and  knows  no  end. 

2  "Which  of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us, 
Could  or  would  have  shed  his  b.xd 

But  the  Saviour  died  to  have  us 
Reconciled  in  him  to  God. 

3  "When  he  lived  6n  earth  abased. 
Friend  of  sinners  was  his  name 

Now,  above  all  glory  raised, 
He  rejoices  in  the  same. 

4  0  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften ! 
Teach  us.  Lord,  at  length  to  love, 

"We,  alas  I  forget  too  often 
What  a  friena  we  have  above. 


88  viYMx.s. 

125  4  6s  &  2  8s. 

Proclaiming  the  universal  Saviour, 

LET  earth  and  heaven  agree, 
Angels  and  men  be  joined, 
To  celebrate  with  me 

The  Saviour  of  mankind  : 
To'  adore  the  all-atoning  Lamb, 
And  bless  the  sound  of  Jesus'  name. 

2  Jesus  1  transporting  sound  I 
The  joy  of  earth  and  heaven ; 

No  other  help  is  found, 

No  other  name  is  given. 
By  which  we  can  salvation  have; 
But  Jesus  came  the  world  to  save. 

3  Jesus  !  harmonious  name  !    . 
It  charms  the  hosts  above; 

They  evermore  proclaim, 

And  wonder  at  his  love : 
'Tis  all  their  happiness  to  gaze, 
'Tis  heaven  to  see  our  Saviour's  face. 

4  His  name  the  sinner  hears, 
And  is  from  sin  set  free ; 

'Tis  music  in  his  ears; 
'Tis  life  and  victor}^ ; 
New  songs  do  now  his  lips  employ, 
And  dances  his  glad  heart  for  joy. 

1^6  4  lines  11a. 

The  Lord  my  Shepherd. 

THE  Lord  is  my  Sheplierd,  how  happy  am  1 1 
How  tender  and  watchful  ray  wants  to  supply  I 
He  daily  provides  me  with  raiment  and  food; 
Whate'er  he  denies  me  is  meant  for  my  good. 
2  The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  then  I  must  obey 
His  gracious  commandments,  and  walk  in  his  way; 
His  fear  he  will  teach  me,  my  heart  he'll  renew, 
And  though  I'm  se  sinful,  my  sins  he'll  subdue. 


THE    SAVIOUR  83 

3  The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  how  happy  am  II 
I'm  blest  when  I  live,  and  I'm  blet<t  when  I  die; 

•  lu  death's  gloomy  valley  no  evil  I'll  dread, 
"For  I  will  be  with  thee,"  my  Shepherd  has  said. 

4  The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  I'll  sing  with  delight, 
Till  called  to  adore  him  in  regions  of  light; 

Then  praise  him  with  angels  to  bright  harps  of  gold. 
And  ever  and  ever  his  glory  behold. 

1^7  6s  k  53. 

Praise  to  Cfhrist. 

JESUS,  high  in  glory, 
Lend  a  listening  ear; 
When  we  bow  before  thee, 
Infant  praises  hear. 

2  We  are  little  children, 
Weak  and  apt- to  stray; 

Saviour,  guide  and  keep  us 
In  the  heavenly  way. 

3  Save  us.  Lord,  from  sinning, 
Watch  us  day  by  day; 

Help  us  now  to  love  thee, 
Take  our  sins  away, 

4  Then  when  Jesus  calls  us 
To  our  heavenly  home. 

We  will  answer  gladly,, 
"Saviour,  Lord,  we  come." 

198  .  4  lines  lis. 

Christ  our  friend. 

HOW  loving  is  Jesus  who  came  from  the  sky. 
In  tenderest  pity  for  sinners  to  die  ; 
His  hands  and  his  feet  were  nailed  to  the  tree, 
And  all  this  he  suffered  for  you  and  for  me. 
2  How  precious  is  Jesus  to  all  who  believe, 
And  out  of  his  fullness  what  grace  they  receive: 
When  weak  he  supports  them,  when  erring  he  guides, 
And  everything  needfui  ho  kindly  provides. 


84  HYMNS. 

3  0  give  then  to  Jesus  your  earliest  days; 
They  only  are  blessed  who  walk  in  his  ways: 
In  life  and  in  death  he  Till  still  be  your  Friend, 
For  whom  Jesus  loveth,  he  loves  to  the  end. 


HIS  DEATH  FOR  US. 


1 29  4  lines  lis. 

The  Lamb  that  was  slain. 

IN"  the  far  better  land  of  glory  and  light 
The  ransomed  are  singing  in  garments  of  white ; 
The  harpers  are  harping,  and  all  the  bright  train 
Sing  the    song  of  Redemption,    the   Lamb    that    was 
slain. 

2  Like  the    sound  of   the  sea  swells  their  chorus  of 

praise, 
Round  the  star-circled  crown  of  the  Ancient  of  days, 
And  thrones  and  dominions  re-echo  the  strain 
Of  Glory  eternal  to  Him  that  was  slain. 

3  Dear  Saviour,  ma}'-  we,  with  our  voices  so  faint, 
Sing  the  chorus  celestial  with  angel  aud  saint? 
Yes  I  yes  I  we  will  sing,  and  thine  ear  we  will  gam 
"With  the  song  of  Redemption  the  Lamb  that  was  slain, 

4  Now  children  and  teachers  and  friends  all  unite 
In  a  loud  halleluiah  with  the  ransomed  in  light ; 
To  Jesus  we'll  sing  that  melodious  strain 

The  song  of  Redemption,  the  Lamb  that  was  slain. 

ISO  C.  M. 

Bought  with  a  price. 

ALAS!  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed? 
And  did  my  sovereign  die? 
Would  lie  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  a  woxm  as  I  ? 


HIS    DEATH    FOR    US.  86 

2  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 
He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 

Amazing  pity!  grace  unknown  1 
And  love  beyond  degree  ! 

3  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide. 
And  shut  his  glories  in, 

When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died 
For  man  the  creature's  sin, 

4  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face 
While  his  dear  cross  appears, 

Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  mine  eyes  to  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe: 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away ; 

'Tis  all  that  1  can  do. 


131  c.  M. 

Our  ever-present  Guide. 

JESUS,  the  Lord  of  glory,  died, 
That  we  might  never  die; 
And  now  he  reigns  supreme,  to  guide 
His  people  to  the  sky. 

2  Weak  though  we  are,  he  still  is  near, 
To  lead,  console,  defend ; 

In  all  our  sorrow,  all  our  fear, 
Our  all-suflScient  Friend. 

3  From  His  high  throne  in  bliss,  he  deigns 
Our  every  prayer  to  heed ; 

Bears  with  our  folly,  soothes  our  pains 
Supplies  our  every  need. 

4  And  from  his  love's  exhaustless  spring 
Joys  like  a  river  come, 

To  make  the  desert  bloom  and  sing 
O'er  which  we  travel  home. 


86  IIYMXS. 

5  0  Jesus,  there  is  none  Iikb  thee, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  Lora 
Through  earth  and  heaven  exalted  be, 

Beloved,  obeyed,  adored. 

132  C.  M. 

He  died  for  tTiee. 

BEHOLD  the  Saviour  of  mankind 
Nailed  to  the  shameful  tree ; 
How  vast  the  love  that  him  inclined 
To  bleed  and  die  for  thee  I 

2  Hark !  how  he  groans,  while  nature  shakes, 
And  earth's  strong  pillars  bend: 

The  temple's  vail  in  sunder  breaks, 
The  solid  marbles  rend, 

3  'Tis  done  I  the  precious  ransom's  paid  1 
Eeceive  ray  soul  I  he  cries : 

See  where  he  bows  his  sacred  head, 
He  bows  his  head,  and  dies. 

4  But  soon  he'll  break  death's  envious  chain, 
And  in  full  glory  shine: 

0  Lamb  of  God,  was  ever  pain, 
Was  ever  love,  like  thine? 

133  8s,  4s,  &  4. 

He  pleads  his  death. 

CHILDREN,  hear  the  melting  story 
Of  the  Lamb  tliat  once  was  slain; 
'Tis  the  Lord  of  life  and  glory: 
Shall  he  plead  with  joxx  in  vain? 

0  receive  him. 
And  salvation  now  obtain. 
2  Yield  no  more  to  sin  and  foUy, 

So  displeasuig  in  his  sight: 
Jesus  loves  the  pure  and  holy; 
They  alone  are  his  delight: 

Seek  his  favor, 
And  your  hearts  to  him  unita 


II IS  i)p:ath  for  us.  87 

3  All  your  sins  to  him  confessing 

Who  is  ready  to  forgive, 
Seek  the  Saviour's  richest  blessing, 

On  his  precious  name  believe; 
He  is  waiting: 

"Will  you  not  his  grace  receive? 

134r  7s  &  6a. 

Hie  Author  of  salvation. 

THE  Author  of  salvation, 
The  Saviour,  meek  and  mild, 
Once  took  a  lowly  station, 

Became  a  little  child; 
In  infancy  a  stranger. 

How  mean  was  his  abode ! 
His  cradle  was  a  manger, 
Himself  the  Son  of  God. 

2  His  earthly  parents  found  him 
Submissive  day  by  day ; 

So  meek  to  all  around  him, 

So  ready  to  obey ; 
No  stain  of  sin  or  folly 

Could  ever  cloud  his  brow; 
His  heart,  so  pure  and  holy, 

With  love  would  ever  glow. 

3  And  when  his  foes  assailed  him, 
He  sought  but  to  forgive ; 

When  to  the  cross  they  nailed  him 

He  died  that  they  might  live. 
This  bright  example  shows  us 

What  duties  to  fultill ; 
0  let  it  now  arouse  us 

To  learn  and  do  his  will. 

135  L.  M. 

Glorying  only  in  the  cross. 
HEN  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 
On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 
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88  HYMNS. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast, 
Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  m}^  God ; 

All  the  vain  things  that  cliarm  me  most, 
I  sacritice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See,  from  his  head,  his  han^irf,  his  leet, 
Sorrow  and  love  tiow  mingled  down : 

Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown? 

4  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 
That  were  a  present  far  too  small ; 

Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 

Demands  my  soul,  my  hie,  my  all. 

136  '^s  &  6s. 

TTie  precious  story. 

"OW  precious  is  the  story 

Of  our  Redeemer's  birth, 

Who  left  the  realms  of  glory, 

And  came  to  dwell  on  earth! 
He  saw  our  sad  condition, 

Our  guilt  and  sin  and  shams ; 
To  save  us  from  perdition 

The  blessed  Jesus  came, 

2  He  came  to  earth  from  heaven, 
To  weep  and  bleed  and  die, 

That  we  might  be  forgiven, 
And  raised  to  God  on  high. 

His  kindness  and  compassion 
To  children  then  were  shown ; 

The  heirs  of  his  salvation, 

He  claimed  theni  for  his  own. 

3  0  may  I  love  this  Saviour, 
So  good,  so  kind,  so  mild! 

And  may  I  find  his  favor, 
A  young  but  sinful  child! 

And  in  his  blissful  heaven 
May  I  at  last  appear, 

With  all  ray  sins  forgiven, 
To  know  and  praise  him  there. 


HIS    DEATH    FOR    US.  89 

137  ^  C.  M. 

Agony  %n  the  garden. 

DARK  was  the  night,  and  cold  the  ground 
On  which  the  Lord  was  laid ; 
His  sweat,  like  drops  of  blood,  ran  down ; 
In  agony  he  prayed: 

2  "  Father,  remove  this  bitter  cup, 
If  such  thy  sacred  will ; 

If  not,  content  to  drink  it  up, 
Thy  pleasure  I  fulfiU." 

3  Go  to  tlie  garden,  sinner ;  see 
Those  precious  drops  that  flow; 

The  heavy  load  he  bore  for  thee; 
For  thee  he  lies  so  low. 

4  Then  learn  of  him  the  cross  to  bear; 
Thy  Father's  will  obey ; 

And  when  temptations  press  thee  near, 
Awake  to  watch  and  pray. 

138  c.  M. 

Sufficiency  of  the  atonement, 

THERE  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood, 
Drawn  from  Imraanuel's  veins; 
And  sinners,  plunged  beneath  that  flood, 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  The  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see 
That  fountain  in  his  day; 

0,  may  I  there,  though  vile  as  he. 
Wash  all  my  sins  away. 

3  Thou  dying  Lamb,  thy  precious  blood 
Shall  never  lose  its  power, 

TUl  all  the  ransomed  Church  of  God 
Are  saved,  to  sin  no  more. 

4  E'er  since,  by  faith,  I  saw  the  stream 
Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 

Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme. 
And  shall  be,  till  T  dia 


90  HYMNS. 

5  And  when  this  feeble,  faltering  tongue 

Lies  silent  in  the  grave, 
Then,  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 

I'll  sing  thy  power  to  save. 

139  6  lines  Is. 
Come  and  welcome. 

FROM  the  cross  uplifted  high. 
Where  the  Saviour  deigns  to  die, 
What  melodious  sounds  we  hear, 
Bursting  on  the  ravished  earl 
"  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done ; 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

2  "  Sprinkled  now  with  blood  the  throne, 
Why  beneath  thy  burdens  groan? 

On  my  pierced  body  laid. 
Justice  owns  the  ransom  paid: 
Bow  the  knee,  embrace  the  Son; 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

3  "Spread  for  thee,  the  festal  board 
See  with  richest  dainties  stored; 

To  thy  Father's  bosom  pressed, 
Yet  again  a  ciiild  confessed, 
Never  from  his  house  to  roam. 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

4  "  Soon  the  days  of  life  shall  end ; 
Lo,  I  come,  your  Saviour,  Friend, 
Safe  your  spirits  to  convey 

To  the  realms  of  endless  day  ; 

Up  to  my  eternal  home. 

Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come." 

140  c.  M. 

Voice  from  the  Cross. 

I  SAW  One  hanging  on  a  tree, 
In  agony  and  blood, 
Who  fixed  his  languid  eyes  on  me, 
As  near  the  cross  I  stood. 


HIS    DEATH    FOR   UP  91 

2  Sure,  never  till  my  latest  breath, 
Can  I  forget  that  look ; 

It  seemed  to  charge  me  with  his  death, 
Though  not  a  word  he  spoke. 

3  Alas  I  I  knew  not  what  I  did, 
But  now  my  tears  are  vain; 

Where  shall  my  trembling  soul  be  hid? 
For  I  the  Lord  have  slain. 

4  A  second  look  he  gave,  that  said, 
*'  I  freely  all  forgive  ; 

This  blood  is  for  thy  ransom  paid, 
I  die,  that  thou  may'st  live." 


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14^1  6s  &  4a. 

Q€tTi8«mane. — ^Tmsra:,  Pm  hut  a  Travder  here* 

"ITHIN  the  olive  shade 

The  Saviour  see, 
As  there  he  knelt  and  prayed. 

My  soul,  for  thee  ; 
While  cold  and  damp  midnight, 
Pale  moon  and  dim  starlight, 
Beheld  thy  strange,  sad  sight, 

Gethsemane  1 

2  Even  the  faithful  fail 
Vigils  to  keep ; 

They  sink  behind  the  vail 

Of  weary  sleep. 
Jesus  is  left  alone, 
Bowed  on  dark  earth  and  stone. 
And  thou  dost  hear  his  moan, 

Gethsemane  1 

3  Why  is  my  Saviour  there 
In  tears  and  cries  ? 

Under  a  burdening  prayer, 

In  groans  and  sighs? 


02  HYMNS. 

"While  sorrow's  dread  control 
O'erwhelms  his  holy  soul, 
His  blood  to  thee  doth  roll, 
Gethseraane ! 

4  Ah  I  there  he  took  the  cup 

His  Father  gave, 
Resigned,  he  drank  it  up. 

My  soul  to  savel 
The  world's  deep  guilt  and  hate, 
Heart-crushing  load  so  great, 
How  death-like  was  its  weight, 

Gethseraane  I 

5  Garden  of  love  and  woe, 

How  dear  to  me  I 
I  oft  in  spirit  go, 

Jesus  to  see. 
Who  gives  me  heavenly  aid 
To  pray  as  there  he  prayed, 
"Within  thy  sacred  shade, 
Gethseraane  I 
149  L.  M. 

In  the  garden. 
?rpiS  midnight;  and  on  Ohve's  brow 

J-    The  star  is  diraraed  that  lately  shone; 
'Tis  midnight ;  in  the  garden  now. 
The  suffering  Saviour  prays  alone. 

2  'Tis  midnight ;  and  from  all  reraoved. 
The  Saviour  wrestles  lone  witli  fears; 

E'en  that  disciple  whora  he  loved 

Heeds  not  his  Master's  grief  and  tears. 

3  'Tis  midnight;  and  for  otliers'  guilt 
The  Man  of  sorrows  weeps  in  blood : 

Yet  he  that  hath  in  anguish  knelt, 
Is  not  forsaken  by  his  God. 

4  'Tis  midnight;  and  from  ether-plains 
Is  borne  the  soug  that  angels  know ; 

Unheard  by  mortals  are  the  strains 
That  sweetly  soothe  the  Saviour's  woe. 


HIS    DEATH    FOR    US.  93 

14:3  8s,  7s,  &  4. 

It  is  finished. 

HARK !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
Sounds  aloud  from  Calvary ; 
See,  it  rends  the  rooks  asunder, 

Shakes  the  earth  and  vails  the  sky  1 

"  It  is  finished!  " 
Hear  the  dying  Saviour  cry. 

2  "It  is  finished!  "     0,  what  pleasure 
Do  these  precious  words  afford! 

Heavenly  blessings  without  measure 
Flow  to  us  from  Christ,-  the  Lord ; 

"  It  is  finished  !  " 
Saints,  the  dying  words  record. 

3  Finished ;  all  the  types  and  shadows 
Of  the  ceremonial  law  ; 

Finished;  all  that  God  had  promised; 
Death  and  hell  no  more  shall  awe: 

"It  is  finished!  " 
Saints,  from  hence  your  comforts  draw. 

4  Tune  your  harps  anew,  ye  seraphs, 
Join  to  sing  tlie  pleasing  theme; 

All  on  earth  and  all  in  heaven. 
Join  to  praise  Immanuel's  name ; 

Halleluiah ! 
Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lambl 

14:47  4  lines  11 3. 

A  Fountain  never  dry. 

0  THERE  is  a  fountain  that  never  is  dry, 
The  wounds  of  Immanuel  that  fountain  supply : 
From  ages  to  ages  the  crimson  stream  tiows, 
To  cleanse  the  polluted  and  lighten  their  woes. 

2  'Tis  there  in  his  childhood  a  sinner  may  go. 
And  manhood  may  wash  till  he's  whiter  than  snow; 
And  age,  by  his  sins  and  his  sorrows  oppressed, 
May  find  in  the  wounds  of  the  Saviour  a  rest. 


4  HYMNS. 

3  No  vileness  too  vile  for  that  fount  to  remove, 
No  sinner  too  sinful  its  virtues  to  prove; 

If  conscience  reproaches,  if  terrors  appall, 
'Twas  opened  for  you,  for  'twas  opened  for  all. 

4  Then  come  to  the  fountain  so  gushing  and  red ; 
A  tempest  of  wrath  mutters  over  your  head, 
And  the  moments  of  mercy  are  passing  away : 
Then  come  to  the  fountain,  poor  sinner,  to-day. 


145  7s  &  68 

To  ihe  Saviour  crucified. 

0  SACRED  Head,  now  wounded, 
With  grief  and  shame  weighed  down  , 
Now  scornfully  surrounded 

With  thorns,  thy  only  crown ; 
0  sacred  head,  what  glory. 

What  bliss  till  now  was  thine  I 
Yet,  though  despised  and  gory, 
I  joy  to  call  thee  mine. 

2  0  noblest  brow  and  dearest, 
In  other  days,  the  world 

All  feared  when  tliou  appearedst, 
What  shame  on  thee  is  hurled  I 

How  art  thou  pale  with  anguish, 
With  sore  abuse  and  scorn; 

How  does  that  visage  languish 
Which  once  was  bright  as  morn  I 

3  What  language  shall  I  borrow 
To  thank  thee,  dearest  Friend, 

For  this  thy  dying  sorrow. 

Thy  pity  witliout  end  ? 
0  make  me  thine  forever; 

And  should  I  fainting  be, 
Lord,  let  me  never,  never, 

Outlive  my  love  to  thee. 


CIli^STMAS.  lis 

4  Be  near  me  when  I'm  dying; 

0  show  thy  cross  to  me, 
And  for  my  succor  flying, 

Come.  Lord,  to  set  me  free. 
These  eyes  new  faith  receiving, 

From  Jesus  shall  not  move  ; 
For  he  who  dies  believing. 

Dies  safely  through  thy  love. 


CHRISTMAS. 


146  83  &  73. 

Peace  on  earthy  good-will  to  men. 

HARK !  what  mean  those  holj  voices, 
Sweetly  sounding  through  the  skies  ? 
Lo!  the'  angelic  hosi  rejoices; 
Heavenly  halleluiahs  rise. 

2  Listen  to  the  wondrous  story, 
Which  they  chant  in  hymns  of  love : 

Glory  in  the  highest,  glory. 
Glory  be  to  God  above  I 

3  Peace  on  earth,  good-will  from  heaven, 
Reaching  far  as  man  is  found ; 

Souls  redeemed  and  sins  forgiven  I 
Loud  our  golden  harps  shall  sound. 

4  Christ  is  born,  the  great  Anointed; 
Heaven  and  earth  his  praises  sing; 

0  receive  whom  God  appointed, 

For  your  Prophet,  Priest,  and  Kmg. 

5  Hasten,  mortals,  to  adore  him; 
Learn  his  name  and  taste  his  love ; 

Till  in  heaven  ye  sing  before  him, 
Glory  be  to  God  above. 


96  HYMNS. 

147  0.  M. 

Glad  tidings. 

WHILE  shepherds  watched  their  flocks  by  night, 
All  seated  on  the  ground, 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  glory  shone  around. 

2  Fear  not,  said  he,  (for  mighty  dread 
Had  seized  their  troubled  mind,) 

Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

3  To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day 
Is  born,  of  David's  line. 

The  Saviour,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord; 
And  this  shall  be  the  sign: 

4  The  heavenly  babe  you  there  shall  find 
To  human  view  displayed. 

All  meanly  wrapped  in  swathing-bands, 
And  in  a  manger  laid. 

5  Thus  spake  the  seraph ;  and  forthwith 
Appeared  a  shining  throng 

Of  angels,  praising  God  on  high, 
Who  thus  addressed  their  song: 

6  All  glory  be  to  God  on  high. 
And  to  the  earth  be  peace ; 

Good-will  henceforth  from  heaven  to  men, 
Begin  and  never  cease. 

148  .  S.  M. 

The  nativity  of  Christ. 

BEHOLD  the  grace  appear. 
The  blessing  promised  long; 
Angels  announce  the  Saviour  near 

In  this  triumphant  song: 
2  "  Glory  to  God  on  high. 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth; 
Good-will  to  men,  to  angels  joy 
At  the  Redeemer's  birth." 


CHRISTMAS.  97 

3  In  worship  so  divine 

Let  men  employ  t'ueir  tongues; 
With  the  celestial  host  we  join, 
And  loud  repeat  their  songs: 

4  "  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

And  heavenly  peace  on  earth ; 
Good-will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
At  our  Redeemer's  birth." 

149  0.  M. 

CMldren  recalling  tTie  example  of  Jesus. 

WHEN  Jesus  left  his  Father's  throne, 
He  chose  an  humble  birth; 
And,  all  imhonored  and  unkno\vn. 
He  came  to  dwell  on  earth. 

2  Like  him  may  we  be  found  below 
In  wisdom's  path  of  peace ; 

Like  him,  iu  grace  and  knowledge  grow, 
As  years  and  strength  increase. 

3  Sweet  were  his  words,  and  kind  his  look, 
When  mothers  round  him  pressed; 

Their  infants  in  his  arms  he  took, 
And  on  his  bosom  blest. 

4  Safe  from  the  world's  alluring  charms, 
Beneath  his  watchful  eye, 

Thus,  in  the  circle  of  his  arms. 
May  we  forever  lie. 

150  lis  &  10s. 

The  star  in  the  East, 

BRIGHTEST  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  momira^, 
Dawn  on  our  darkness,  and  lend  us  thine  aid ; 
Star  of  the  East,  the  horizon  adorning. 
Guide  v,-here  the  infant  Redeemer  is  laid. 

2  Cold,  on  his  cradle,  the  dew-drops  are  shining; 

Low  lies  his  bed  with  the  beasts  of  the  stall ; 
Angels  adore  him,  in  slumber  reclining. 

Maker,  and  Monarch,  and  Saviour  of  all. 


f9  HT5rX3. 

3  Say,  shall  we  yield  him,  in  costly  devotion, 
Odors  of  Eden  and  oflf'rings  divine  ? 

_    Gems  of  the  mountains  and  pearls  of  the  ocean, 
Myrrh  from  the  forest  and  gold  from  the  mine? 

4  Vainly  we  oflFer  each  ample  oblation ; 
Vainly  with  gifts  would  his  favor  secure; 

Eicher  by  far  is  the  heart's  adoration ; 

Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  of  the  poor. 

151  73  &  6s. 

Christmas  morning. 

LITTLE  children,  can  you  tell, 
Do  you  know  the  story  well, 
Every  girl  and  every  boy, 
Why  the  angels  sing  for  joy 
On  the  Christmas  morning? 

2  Shepherds  sat  upon  the  ground, 
Fleecy  flocks  were  scattered  round, 
When  the  brightness  filled  the  sky, 
And  a  song  was  heard  on  high, 

On  the  Christmas  morning. 

3  "Joy  and  peace,"  the  angels  sang, 
Far  the  pleasant  echoes  rang, 

"  Peace  on  earth,  to  men  good-wiU  1  " 
Hark!  the  angels  sing  it  still 
On  the  Christmas  morning. 

4  For  a  httle  babe  that  day, 
Christ,  the  Lord  of  angels,  lay, 
Born  on  earth  our  Lord  to  be : 
This  the  wondering  angels  see 

On  the  Christmas  morning. 

5  Let  us  sing  the  angels'  song. 
And  the  pleasant  sounds  prolong ; 
This  fair  babe  of  Bethlehem 
Children  loves,  and  blesses  them 

On  the  Christmas  morning. 


CHRISTMAS.  99 

6   "Peace"  oiir  little  hearts  shall  fill, 
"Peace  on  eartli.  to  men  good- will." 
Hear  us  sing  the  angels'  song, 
And  the  pleasant  notes  prolong, 
On  the  Christmas  morning. 

The  Sim  of  Righteou^n^s. 

HARK!  the  herald  angels  sing, 
Glory  to  the  new-born  King  I 
Peace  on  earth  and  mercy  mild; 
God  and  sinners  reconciled. 

2  Joyful  all  ye  nations  rise, 
Join  the  triumphs  of  the  skies  ; 
With  angelic  hosts  proclaim, 
Christ  is  born  in  Bethlehem. 

3  Christ,  by  highest  heaven  adored ; 
Christ,  the  everlasting  Lord; 
Vailed  in  flesh  the  Godhead  see ; 
Hail,  incarnate  Deity ! 

4  Hail  the  heaven-born  Prince  of  peace  I 
Hail  the  Sun  of  Righteousness  I 

Light  and  life  to  all  he  brings, 
Risen  with  healing  in  his  wings. 

153  8s  &  73. 

The  Child  Jems. 

LONG  ago  the  Lord  of  glory 
Lived  on  earth,  a  little  child j 
He  was  gentle,  he  was  holy, 
He  was  always  kind  and  mild. 

2  He  was  cradled  in  a  manger, 

Poor  and  humble  was  I)is  bed ; 
Jesus,  when  on  earth,  a  stranger, 

Had  not  where  to  lay  his  head. 


100  HYM^S. 

3  "When  he  came,  the  angels,  sitging, 
Told  the  shepherds  of  his  birth : 

"Christ,"  they  said,  "is  come:  he's  bringing 
Joy  and  peace  to  men  on  earth." 

4  Let  us  love  him,  let  us  fear  him, 
Let  us  learn  of  him  below; 

Then  in  heaven  we  shall  be  near  him ; 
More  of  him  we  then  shall  know. 


154r  4  6s  &  2  8s. 

The  Song  of  Angels. 

HARK!  what  celestial  sounds, 
What  music  fills  the  air  1 
Soft  warbling  to  the  morn. 

It  strikes  the  ravished  ear: 
Now  all  is  still,  now  wild  it  floats, 
Loud,  sweet,  and  shrill,  in  tuneful  notes. 

2  Th'  angelic  hosts  descend, 
With  harmony  divine  ; 

See  how  from  heaven  they  bend, 

And  in  full  chorus  join: 
"Fear  not,  great  joy  we  bring,"  they  say; 
"Jesus  your  King  is  born  to-day." 

3  He  comes,  your  souls  to  save 
From  death's  eternal  gloom; 

To  realms  of  bliss  and  light 

He  lifts  you  from  the  tomb : 
"With  sons  of  light  your  voices  raise, 
Tour  songs  unite  of  endless  praise. 

4  Glory  to  God  on  high  I 

Ye  mortals  spread  the  sound, 
And  let  your  raptures  fly 

To  earth's  remotest  bound : 
For  peace  on  earth  from  God  in  heaven, 
At  Jesus'  birtU  to  man  is  given. 


CHILJ5TMAS.  101 

155  6s  &  48. 

Good-will  to  man. 

n  LORY  to  God  on  high  1 
VT  Peace  upon  earth  and  joy  I 

Good-will  to  man. 
Te,  who  the  blessing  prove 
Join  with  the  hosts  above  ; 
Sing  ye  a  Saviour's  love, — 

Too  vast  to  scan. 

2  Mercy  and  truth  unite; 
This  is  a  joyful  sight; 

All  sights  above. 
Jesus  the  curse  sustains ; 
Bitter  the  cup  he  drains ; 
Nothing  for  us  remains, 

Nothing  but  love. 

3  Love,  that  no  tongue  can  teach, 
Love,  that  no  thought  can  reach, 

No  love  like  His  I 
Heaven  is  its  blessed  source, 
Death  could  not  stop  his  cou:^e, 
Nothing  can  check  its  force, 

Matchless  it  is. 

4  Join  then  this  love  to  sing, 
Join  to  exalt  our  King, 

Sinners  forgiven. 
To  tlie  great  One  in  Three 
Honor  and  majesty, 
Now  and  for  ever  be. 

Here  and  in  heaven. 

156  4  ^^'w6*  ^^' 
A  BetJileTiem  hymn. 

HE  has  come!  the  Chris'i,  of  God; 
Left  for  us  his  glad  abode ; 
Stooping  from  his  throne  of  bliss, 
To  this  darksome  wildorness. 


102  HYMNS. 

2  He  has  come !  the  Prince  of  Peace ; 
Come  to  bid  our  sorrows  cease; 
Come  to  scatter,  with  his  light, 

All  the  shadows  of  our  night. 

3  He  has  come,  whose  name  of  grace 
Speaks  deliverance  to  our  race ; 

Left  for  us  his  glad  abode ; 
Son  of  Mary,  son  of  God  I 

4  Unto  us  a  child  is  born  ! 
Ne'er  has  earth  beheld  a  morn 
Among  all  the  morns  of  time, 
Half  so  glorious  in  its  prime. 

5  Unto  us  a  Son  is  given  ! 

He  has  come  from  God's  own  heaven : 
Bringing  with  him  from  above, 
Holy  peace  and  holy  love. 

157  0.  M. 

Joy  to  the  world. 

JOY  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come ; 
Let  earth  receive  her  King ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room. 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth,  the  Saviour  reigns; 
Let  men  their  songs  employ; 

"While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills  and  plaina 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 
Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground; 

He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace. 
And  makes  the  nations  prove 

The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 


CHRISTMAS.  103 

158  L.  M. 

The  Star  of  Bdlilehem. 

WHEN",  marshaled  on  the  uightlj  plain, 
The  glittering  host  bestud  the  sky, 
One  star  alone,  of  all  the  train, 

Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 

2  Hark!  hark!  to  God  the  chorus  breaks, 
From  every  host,  from  every  gem ; 

But  one  alone  the  Saviour  speaks — 
It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem! 

3  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode ; 

The  storm  was  loud,  the  night  was  dark; 
The  ocean  yawned,  and  rudely  blowed 
The  wind  that  tossed  my  foundering  bark. 

4  Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze : 
Death-struck,  I  ceased  the  tide  to  stem ; 

"When  suddenly  a  star  arose — 
It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem  1 

5  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all ; 
It  bade  my  dark  foreboding  cease ; 

And  through  the  storm  and  danger's  thral], 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 

6  Now,  safely  moored,  my  perils  o'er, 
I'll  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem. 

For  ever  and  for  ever  more. 

The  Star— the  Star  of  Bethlehem ! 

159  6s  &  8s. 

A  CTiristmas  carol. 

JOT  to  the  sons  of  men 
On  this  bright  Christmas  mom  I 
List  to  the  welcome  words  again 
That  charm  our  waiting  hearts,  as  when 
The  shepherds  heard  with  glad  amaze 
The  announcement  of  angelic  lays, 
"A  Saviour,  Christ,  is  born." 
12 


104  HYMNS. 

2  Joy  to  earth's  sorrowing  child 
On  this  calm,  peaceful  morn  I 

The  holy,  harmless,  undefiled, 
Can  soothe  his  breast  with  comfort  mild, 
The  hymn  that  L  )ats  along  the  air 
Shall  find  an  answer  echoing  there — 
"The  Saviour,  Christ,  is  born." 

3  Joy  tc  the  sick  and  poor, 
"Blessed  are  they  that  mourn;" 

If  they  submissively  endure, 
And  trust  his  holy  promise  sure : 
He  comes  all  sorrow  to  relieve. 
To  comfort  all  who  will  believe — 
"The  Saviour,  Christ,  is  born." 

4  Love,  joy,  good-will,  and  peace, 
Since  that  first  Christmas  morn, 

Have  come  to  eartli,  and  ne'er  shall  cease. 
To  Him  who  purchased  our  release, 
Our  hearts,  redeemed  from  death,  we'll  bring 
And  humbly,  gratefully  we'll  sing, 
"The  Saviour,  Christ,  is  born." 

160  8s  &  18. 

Christmas  Hymn. 

CHRIST  is  born,  and  heaven  rejoices, 
Judah's  plain  is  bathed  in  light ; 
Thousand,  thousand  harps  and  voices 
Break  the  silence  of  the  night. 

Chorus. 
Glory  in  the  highest,  glory, 
Peace  on  earth,  good-will  to  men. 

2  Christ  is  born,  the  Lord's  Anointed 
Leaves  the  heavenly  world  a  while, 

Enters  on  the  work  appointed, 
God  and  man  to  reconcile, 
Chorus.— Glory  in  the  highest,  etc. 


CHRISTMAS.  106 

3  To  the  lost  he  brings  salvation, 
Freedom  to  the  captive  slave ; 

Peace  amid  death's  desolatioi. 
Victory  o'er  the  boasting  grave. 

Chorus. — Glory  in  the  highest,  etc. 

4  Christ  is  born,  0  wondrous  story  I 
Lord  of  Ufe,  yet  born  to  die ; 

Sorrow's  child,  yet  King  of  glory : 
Born  to  rule  and  reign  on  high. 

Chorus. — Glory  in  the  highest,  etc 

5  Royal  babe,  though  few  enthrone  him, 
Few  their  grateful  offerings  bring, 

All  the  tribes  of  earth  shall  own  him 
Prince  of  peace,  creation's  King. 

Chorus. — Glory  in  the  highest,  etc. 

161  8s  &  7s. 

Star  of  Bethlehem. 

SAW  you  never  in  the  twilight, 
When  the  sun  has  left  the  skies. 
Up  in  heaven  the  clear  stars  shining 

Through  the  gloom  like  silver  eyes  ? 
So  of  old,  the  wise  men  watching, 

Saw  a  little  stranger  star, 
And  they  knew  the  King  was  given, 
And  they  followed  it  from  far. 

2  Heard  you  never  of  the  story 
How  they  crossed  the  desert  wild, 

Journeyed  on  by  plain  and  mountain, 

Till  they  found  the  holy  child — 
How  they  opened  all  their  treasure. 

Kneeling  to  that  infant  King, 
Gave  the  gold  and  fragrant  incense, 

Gave  the  myrrh  in  offering? 

3  Know  you  not  that  lowly  infant 
Was  the  briglit  and  Morning  Star, 

He  who  came  to  light  the  Gentiles 
/nd  the  darkened  isles  afar? 


106  HYMNS. 

And  we  too  may  seek  his  cradle, 

There  our  hearts'  best  treasure  bnng — 

Love  and  faith  and  true  devotion, 
For  our  Saviour,  God,  and  King. 

16a  Ts,  4s,  &  & 

Christmas  carol. 

¥E  three  Kings  of  Orient  are  ; 
Bearing  gifts  we  traverse  afar 
Field  and  fountain. 
Moor  and  mountain, 
Following  yonder  star. 

Chorus. 
0  star  of  wonder,  star  of  night, 
Star  with  royal  beauty  bright, 

Westward  leading, 

Still  proceeding, 
Guide  us  to  the  perfect  Light. 

2  Born  a  King  on  Bethlehem's  plain, 
Gold  I  bring  to  crown  him  again — 

King  for  ever. 
Ceasing  never 
Over  us  all  to  reign. 

Chorus. — 0  star  of  wonder,  etc. 

3  Frankincense  to  offer  have  I : 
Incense  owns  a  deity  nigh  ; 

Prayer  and  praising 
All  men  raising, 
"Worship  him  God  on  high. — 

Chorus. — 0  star  of  wonder,  etc. 

4  Myrrh  is  mine :  its  bitter  perfume 
Breathes  a  life  of  gathering  gloom — 

Sorrowing,  sighing, 
Bleeding,  dying, 
Sealed  in  the  stone-cold  tomb. 

Chorus. — 0  star  of  wonder,  etc 


CHRISTMAS.  107 

5  Glorious  now  behold  him  arise, 
Eling  and  God  and  Sacrifice  ; 

Heaven  singing 

Halleluiah ; 
Joyous  the  earth  replies. 

Chorus. — 0  star  of  wonder,  etc. 

163  c.  M 

The  advent. 

CALM  on  the  lisfning  ear  of  night 
Come  heaven's  melodious  strains, 
Where  wild  Judea  stretches  far 
Her  silver-mantled  plains. 

2  Celestial  choirs,  from  courts  above, 
Shed  sacred  glories  there; 

And  angels,  with  their  sparkling  lyres, 
Make  music  on  the  air. 

3  The  answering  hills  of  Palestine 
Send  back  the  glad  reply; 

And  greet  from  all  their  holy  heights 
The  Day-spring  from  on  high. 

4  O'er  the  blue  depths  of  Galilee 
There  comes  a  holier  calm. 

And  Sharon  waves,  in  solemn  praise, 
Her  silent  groves  of  pahn. 

5  "Glory  to  God!"  the  sounding  skies 
Loud  with  their  anthems  ring: 

"Peace  to  the  earth,  good-will  to  men, 
From  heaven's  eternal  King  !  " 

164  8s  &  Ts. 
Christmas  bells  are  ringing. 

CHRISTMAS  bells  are  ringing,  ringing 
O'er  the  land  triumphantly  ; 
Children's  voices  singing,  singing, 
Sound  a  joyous  jubiJee. 


i 


108  HYMNS. 

'Tis  the  day  the  wondrous  sign 

Broke  the  wise  men's  calm  repose ; 
Newly  robed  in  rays  divine 
The  Star  of  Bethlehem  arose. 

Chorus. 
Christmas  bells  are  ringin.sr,  ringing, 

O'er  the  land  triumpliantly; 
Children's  voices  singing,  singing, 
Sound  a  joyous  jubilee. 

2  Soft  the  world  lay  dreaming,  dreaming. 
On  the  morning  of  his  birth  ; 

Its  pure  snow-vail  gleaming,  gleaming, 
When  the  Christ-child  came  on  earth. 

He's  the  priceless  pearl  we  hail, 
Sent  us  from  a  Father's  hand  ; 

A  fount  of  life  that  shall  not  fail, 
A  rock  in  a  weary  land. 
Chorus. — Christmas  bells  are  ringing,  etc 

3  Angel  hymns  are  pealing,  pealing. 
Through  the  depths  of  yonder  sky ; 

Ransomed  saints  are  kneeling,  kneeling. 
Kneeling  at  the  throne  on  high. 

With  grateful  voices  come  we  now. 
Come,  both  heart  and  hand  to  Hft; 

Lord  of  life,  to  thee  we  bow. 
And  thank  thee  for  thy  gift. 

Chorus. — Christmas  bells  are  ringing,  etc 


RESURRECTION  OF  JESUS. 


165  4  lines  Ts. 

If  we  suffer  with  Him  we  shall  reign  with  Eim, 

CHRIST,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day, 
Sons  of  men  and  angels  say : 
Raise  your  joys  and  triumphs  high : 
Sing,  ye  heavens,  aud  earth,  reply. 


EESURRECTIOX    OF   JESUS  109 

2  Love's  redeeming  worl'  is-  done , 
Fought  the  fight,  the  battle  won: 
Lo !  the  sun's  eclipse  is  o'er; 

Lol  he  sets  in  blood  no  more. 

3  Yain  the  stone,  the  watch,  tbe  seal; 
Christ  has  burst  the  gates  of  hell; 
Death  in  vain  forbids  his  rise; 
Christ  hath  opened  paradise. 

4  Lives  again  our  glorious  King ; 
Where,  0  death,  is  now  tlij  sting? 
Once  he  died  our  souls  to  save ; 
Where's  thy  vict'rj,  boasting  grave? 

5  Soar  we  now  where  Christ  has  led, 
Follow  our  exalted  head; 

Made  like  hinc,  like  him  we  rise; 
Ours  the  cross,  the  grave,  the  skies. 

166  4  lines  la. 

The  Conqueror's  welcome. 
^*  "\T7"IDE,  ye  heavenly  gates,  unfold, 

VV    Closed  no  more  by  death  and  sin; 
Lo  I  the  conquering  Lord  behold ; 
Let  the  King  of  glory  in." 

2  Hark '  th'  angelic  host  inquire, 
""Who  is  he,  th'  almighty  King?  " 

Hark  again!  the  answering  choir 
Thus  in  strains  of  triumph  sing: 

3  "He  whose  powerful  arm,  alone, 
On  his  foes  destruction  hurled ; 

He  who  hath  the  victory  ,won ; 
He  who  saved  a  ruined  world ; 

4  "He  who  God's  pure  law  fulfilled: 
Jesus,  the  incarnate  Word; 

He  whose  truth  w''h  blood  was  sealed; 
He  is  heaven  a  au-glorious  Lord." 


110  HYMXS. 

6  "Who  shall  up  to  that  abode 

Follow  in  the  Saviour's  train  ?  " 
"They  who  in  his  cleansing  blood 

Wash  away  each  guilty  stain; 
6  *'  They  whose  daily  actions  prove 

Steadfast  faith  and  holy  fear, 
Fervent  zeal  and  holy  love  ; 

They  shall  dwell  forever  here." 

167  s.  M. 

Encouragement  to  faitJifulness. 

OUR  Captain  loads  lis  on ; 
He  beckons  from  the  skies; 
He  reaches  out  a  starry  crown, 
And  bids  us  take  the  prize. 

2  "  Be  faithful  unto  death, 
Partake  my  victory, 

And  thou  shalt  wear  this  glorious  'wreath. 
And  thou  shalt  reign  with  me." 

3  'Tis  thus  the  righteous  Lord 
To  every  soldier  saith ; 

Eternal  life  is  the  reward 
Of  all  victorious  faith. 

4  Who  conquer  in  his  might 
The  victor's  meed  receive  ; 

They  claim  a  kingdom  in  his  right, 
Which  God  will  freely  give. 

168  L.  M. 

Dying ^  rising^  reigning. 

HE  dies  I  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies  I 
Lol  Salem's  daughters  weep  around; 
A  solemn  darkness  v^ails  the  skies, 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground ; 
Come,  saints,  and  drop  a  tear  or  two 

For  him  who  groaned  beneath  your  load; 
He  shed  a  thousand  drops  for  you, 
A  thousand  drpps  of  richer  blood. 


RESURRECTION    OF    JESUS.  Ill 

2  Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree : 
The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  man  1 

But  lo !  what  sudden  joys  we  see: 

Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again. 
The  rising  God  forsakes  tlie  tomb ; 

(In  vain  the  tomb  forbids  his  rise ;) 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home, 

And  shout  him  welcome  to  the  skies. 

3  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 
How  high  your  great  DeUv'rer  reigns; 

Sing  how  he  spoiled  the  hosts  of  hell. 
And  led  the  monster  death  in  chains : 

Say,  Live  forever,  wondrous  King ! 
Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save ; 

Then  ask  the  monster,  Where's  thy  sting? 
And,  Where's  thy  vict'ry,  boasting  grave? 

169  c.  M. 

Easter  Sunday. 

THE  Lord  of  Sabbath  let  us  praise, 
In  concert  with  the  blest, 
Who,  joyful,  in  harmonious  lays 
Employ  an  endless  rest. 

2  Thus,  Lord,  while  we  remember  thee, 
We  blest  and  pious  grow; 

By  hymns  of  praise  we  learn  to  be 
Triumphant  here  below. 

3  On  this  glad  day  a  brighter  scene 
Of  glory  was  displayed 

By  the  eternal  Word,  than  when 
This  universe  was  made. 

4  He  rises,  who  mankind  has  bought, 
With  grief  and  pain  extreme ; 

'Twas  great  to  speak  the  world  from  naugh 
'Twae  greaty  to  redeem. 


112  HYMNS. 

170  8  lines  78. 

"^  w  risen." 

^^  TJE  is  rteen,  he  is  not  here; 

XL  Seek  him  not  among  the  dead, 
He  is  living,  do  not  fear," 

So  the  white-robed  angel  said. 
He  hath  conquered  every  foe, 

He  hath  shown  his  power  to  save, 
When  he  took  the  sting  from  death 

And  the  vict'ry  from  the  grave. 

Chorus. 

Then  with  one  heart  and  voice 
Let  all  the  earth  rejoice  ; 
Let  all  the  living  join  the  strain, 
And  angels  shout  it  back  again: 
The  Lord  is  risen,  rejoice. 

2  He  is  risen,  he  is  not  here ; 

On  the  earth  he  walks  no  more; 
All  his  trials,  all  his  toils. 

All  his  grief  and  shame  are  o'er ; 
All  his  purpose  is  fulfilled, 

All  his  work  on  earth  is  done : 
He  whom  sinners  put  to  death 

Sitteth  on  the  great  white  throne. 

Chorus. — Then  with  one  heart,  etc. 

3  He  is  risen,  he  is  not  here — 
Not  indeed  to  mortal  eyes ; 

But  we  all  who  die  with  hun 

Shall  again  with  him  arise. 
'Tis  in  him  alone  we  live; 

And  because  he  lives  again — 
Blessei  promise,  glorious  hope! 

We  shall  with  him  live  and  reign. 

Chorus. — Then  with  one  heart,  etc. 


RESURRECTION    OF    JESUS.  113 

171  c.  M. 

The  ascmnon, 

THE  golden  gates  are  lifted  up, 
The  doors  are  opened  wide, 
The  King  of  glory  is  gone  in 
Unto  his  Father's  side. 

2  Thou  art  gone  up  before  us,  Lord, 
To  make  for  us  a  place  ; 

That  we  may  be  where  now  thou  art, 
And  look  upon  Grod's  face. 

3  And  ever  on  thine  earthly  path 
A  gleam  of  glory  lies  ; 

A  light  shall  break  behind  the  cloud 
That  vailed  thee  from  our  eyes. 

4  Lift  up  your  hearts,  lift  up  your  minds. 
Let  thy  dear  grace  be  given, 

That  while  we  tarry  here  below, 
Our  treasure  be  in  heaven. 

5  That  where  thou  art,  at  God's  right  hand, 
Our  hope,  our  love  may  be ; 

Dwell  thou  in  us,  that  we  may  dwell 
For  evermore  in  thee. 

172  C.  M. 

The  resurrection. 

WHEN  downward  to  the  darksome  lomb 
I  thoughtful  turn  my  eyes, 
Frail  nature  trembles  at  the  gloom, 
And  anxious  fears  arise. 

2  Why  shrinks  my  soul  ?     In  death's  embrace 
Once  Jesus  captive  slept; 

And  angels  hovering  o'er  the  place, 
His  lowly  pillow  kept. 

3  Thus  shall  they  guard  my  sleeping  dust; 
And,  as  the  Saviour  rose. 

The  grave  agaia  slr'H  yield  her  trust, 
And  end  nay  deep  repose. 


114  HYMNS. 

4  My  Lord,  before  to  glory  gone, 
Shall  bid  me  come  away; 

And  calm  and  bright  shall  break  the  dawn 
Of  heaven's  eternal  day. 

5  Then  let  my  faith  each  fear  dispel, 
And  gild  with  light  the  grave; 

To  him  my  loftiest  praises  swell, 
"Who  died  from  death  to  save. 


INVITATIONS  AND  WARNINGS, 


173  '7s  &  6s. 

Go  to  Him,  early. 

GO  thou  in  life's  fair  morning, 
Go  in  thy  bloom  of  youth, 
And  seek,  for  thine  adorning, 
The  precious  pearl  of  truth : 
Secure  the  heavenly  treasure. 

And  bind  it  on  thy  heart ; 
And  let  no  earthly  pleasure 
E'er  cause  it  to  depart. 

2  Go,  while  the  day-star  shineth, 
Go,  while  thy  heart  is  light, 

Go,  ere  thy  strength  declineth, 
"While  every  sense  is  bright  ; 

Sell  all  thou  hast,  and  buy  it : 
'Tis  worth  all  earthly  things — 

Eubies,  and  gold,  and  diamonds, 
Scepters  and  crowns  of  kings  I 

3  Go,  ere  the  cloud  of  sorrow 
Steals  o'er  thy  bloom  of  youth ; 

Defer  not  till  to-morrow : 
Go  now  and  buy  the  truth. 


INVITATIOXS    AND    WARNINGS.  116 

Go,  seek  thy  great  Creator; 

Learn  early  to  be  wise ; 
Go,  place  upon  thy  altar 

A  morning  sacrifice. 

'X74z  4  lines  7s. 

Delay  not. 

HASTEN,  sinner,  to  be  wise, 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun : 
"Wisdom  if  you  still  despise. 
Harder  is  it  to  be  won. 

2  Hasten,  mercy  to  implore  ; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun^ 

Lest  thy  season  should  be  o'er 
Ere  this  evening's  stage  be  run. 

3  Hasten,  sinner,  to  return; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 

Lest  thy  lamp  should  cease  to  burn 
Ere  salvation's  work  is  done. 

4  Hasten,  sinner,  to  be  blest ; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 

Lest  perdition  thee  arrest 
Ere  the  morrow  is  begun. 

175  L.  M. 

Jesu8  at  the  Door. 

BEHOLD  the  Saviour  at  the  door! 
He  gently  knocks,  has  knocked  before; 
Has  waited  long,  is  waiting  still : 
You  treat  no  other  friend  so  ill. 
2  0,  lovely  attitude  I  he  stands 
With  melting  heart  and  loaded  hands ; 
O,  matchless  kindness !  and  he  shows 
This  matchless  kindness  to  his  foes  1 
3  But  will  he  prove  a  friend  indeed  ? 
He  will ;  the  very  friend  you  need ; 
The  friend  of  sinners ;  yes,  'tis  he, 
"With  garments  dyed  on  Calvary. 


116  HYMNS. 

4  Rise,  touch'd  with  gratitude  diviiie, 
Turn  out  his  enemy  and  thine — 
That  soul-destroying  monster,  sin — 
And  let  the  heavenly  stranger  iL 

5  Admit  him  ere  his  anger  bum : 
His  feet  departed  ne'er  return ; 
Admit  him,  or  the  hour's  at  hand 
You'll  at  his  door  rejected  stand. 

176  4  lines  Ys. 
Come  to-day. 

HEAR  ye  not  a  voice  from  heaven, 
To  the  listening  spirit  given  ? 
"  Children,  come !  "  it  seems  to  say, 
"  Give  your  hearts  to  me  to-day." 
2.  Sweet  as  is  a  mother's  love, 
Tender  as  the  heavenly  Dove, 
Thus  it  speaks  a  Saviour's  charms; 
Thus  it  wins  us  to  his  arms. 

3  Lord,  may  we  remember  thee, 
While  from  pains  and  sorrows  free, 
"While  our  day  is  in  its  dew. 

And  the  clouds  of  life  are  few, 

4  Then  when  night  and  age  appear, 
Thou  ^vilt  chase  each  doubt  and  fear ; 
Thou  our  glorious  leader  be, 
"When  the  stars  shall  fade  and  flee. 

6  Now  to  thee,  0  Lord,  we  come. 
In  our  morning's  early  bloom; 
Breathe  on  us  thy  grace  divine : 
Touch  our  hearts  and  make  them  thine. 

177  "^s  &  68. 

Jesm^  receive  us. 

¥E  bring  no  glittering  treasures, 
N"o  gems  from  earth's  deep  mine; 
"We  come,  with  simple  measures, 
To  chant  thy  love  divine. 


IX^'ITATIOXS    AXD    WARNINGS.  117 

Children,  thy  favors  sharing, 

Their  voice  of  thanks  would  raise ; 

Father,  accept  our  ofiering. 
Our  song  of  grateful  praise. 

2  The  dearest  gift  of  Heaven, 
Love's  written  word  of  Truth, 

To  us  is  early  given. 

To  guide  our  steps  in  youth : 
"We  hear  the  wondrous  story, 

The  tale  of  Calvary ; 
We  read  of  homes  in  glory. 

From  sin  and  sorrow  free. 

3  Redeemer,  grant  thy  blessing: 
0,  teach  us  how  to  pray. 

That  each,  thy  fear  possessing, 

May  tread  life's  onward  way: 
Then,  where  the  pure  are  dweRing 

"We  hope  to  meet  again. 
And,  sweeter  numbers  sweUing, 

Forever  praise  thy  name. 

178  C.  M. 

I^arli/  instruction. 

HOW  happy  is  the  child  who  hears 
Instruction's  warning  voice, 
And  who  celestial  "Wisdom  makes 
His  early,  only  choice  I 

2  For  she  has  treasures  greater  far 
Than  east  or  west  unfold. 

And  her  rewards  more  precious  are 
Than  all  their  stores  of  gold. 

3  She  guides  the  young  with  innocence 
In  pleasure's  path  to  tread ; 

A  crown  of  glory  she  bestows 
Upon  the  hoary  head. 


118  HYMNS. 

4  According  as  her  labors  rise, 

So  her  rewards  increase ; 
]Ier  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness, 

And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 

179  I'-  M. 

The  accepted  time. 

WHILE  life  prolongs  its  precious  light, 
Mercy  is  found  and  peace  is  given ; 
But  soon,  ah  soon,  approaching  night 
Shall  blot  out  every  hope  of  heaven. 

2  While  God  invites,  how  blest  the  day! 
How  sweet  the  Gospel's  charming  sound  1 

Come,  sinners,  haste,  0  haste  away, 
While  yet  a  pard'ning  God  is  found. 

3  Soon,  borne  on  time's  most  rapid  wing, 
Shall  death  command  you  to  the  grave; 

Before  his  bar  your  spirits  bring. 
And  none  be  found  to  hear  or  save. 

4  In  that  lone  land  of  deep  despair, 

No  Sabbath's  heavenly  hght  shall  rise ; 
No  God  regard  your  bitter  prayer. 
No  Saviour  call  you  to  the  skies. 

5  Now  God  invites,  how  blest  the  day ! 
How  sweet  the  Gospel's  charming  sound  I 

Come,  sinners,  haste,  0  haste  away. 
While  yet  a  pard'ning  God  is  found  I 

180  .  s.  M. 

SeeTc  Him  while  Tie  mxiy  te  found, 

MY  son,  know  thou  the  Lord; 
Thy  Father's  God  obey ; 
Seek  his  protecting  care  by  night, 

His  guardian  hand  by  day. 
2  Call,  while  he  may  be  found; 

Seek  him  while  he  is  near ; 
Serve  liim  with  all  thy  heart  and  mind, 
And  worship  him  with  fear. 


INVITATIONS   AND   WARNINGS.  119 

3  If  thou  wilt  seek  his  face, 
His  ear  will  hear  thy  cry; 

Then  shalt  thou  find  his  mercy  Stiie, 
His  grace  forever  nigh. 

4  But  if  thou  leave  tliy  God, 
Nor  choose  the  path  to  heaven, 

Then  shalt  thou  perish  in  thy  sins, 
And  never  be  forgiven. 

181  c.  M. 

Bemembor  now  thy  Creator. 

REMEMBER  thy  Creator  now, 
In  these  thy  youthful  days ; 
He  will  accept  thine  earliest  vow; 
He  loves  thine  earliest  praise. 

2  Remember  thy  Creator  now, 
Seek  him  while  he  is  near; 

For  evil  days  will  come,  when  thou 
Shalt  find  no  comfort  here. 

3  Remember  thy  Creator  now, 
His  willing  servant  be; 

Then,  when  thy  head  in  death  shall  bow, 
He  will  remember  thee. 

4  Almighty  God,  our  hearts  incline 
Thy  heavenly  voice  to  hear; 

Let  all  our  future  days  be  thine. 
Devoted  to  thy  fear. 

182  8  lin&s  7s. 

Early  seek  and  you  shall  find. 

CHILDREN  !  hsten  to  the  Lord, 
And  obey  his  gracious  word; 
Seek  his  face  with  heart  and  mind; 
Early  seek,  and  you  shall  find. 

Chorus. 
Seek  his  face  with  heart  and  mind; 
Early  seek,  and  you  shall  find. 
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120  HYMNS. 

2  Sorrowful  your  sins  coofess; 
Plead  his  perfect  righteousness; 
See  the  Saviour's  bleeding  side; — 
Come  1  you  will  not  be  denied. 

Chorus. 
See  the  Saviour's  bleeding  side;    . 
Come!  you  will  not  be  denied, 

3  For  his  worship  now  prepare  ; 
Kneel  to  him  in  fervent  prayer; 
Serve  him  with  a  perfect  heart ; 
Never  from  his  ways  depart. 

Chorus. 
Serve  him  with  a  perfect  heart; 
Never  from  his  ways  depart. 

183  c.  M. 

The  resolution. 

C0MJ2,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 
A  thousand  thoughts  revolve, 
Come,  with  your  guilt  and  fear  oppressed. 
And  make  this  last  resolve: 

2  I'll  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 
Like  mountains  round  me  close ; 

I  know  his  court?,  I'll  enter  in, 
"Whatever  may  oppose. 

3  Prostrate  I'll  lie  before  his  throna 
And  there  my  guilt  confessi; 

I'U  tell  him  I'm  a  wretch  undone 
Without  his  sovereign  grace. 

4  Perhaps  he  will  admit  my  plea. 
Perhaps  will  hear  my  prayer; 

But,  if  I  perish,  I  will  pray, 
And  perish  only  there. 

5  I  can  but  perish  if  I  go ; 
I  am  resolved  to  try; 

For  if  I  stay  away,  I  know 
I  must  forever  die. 


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INVITATIOXS    AND     WARNINGS.  121 

184  C.  M. 

The  Hnd  Shepherd. 

SEE  ihe  Kind  Shepherd,  Jesus,  stands, 
And  calls  his  sheep  by  name ; 
Gathers  the  feeble  in  His  arms, 
And  feeds  each  tender  lamb. 

2  He  leads  them  to  the  gentle  stream, 
"Where  living  water  flows ; 

And  guides  them  to  the  verdant  fields. 
Where  sweetest  herbage  grows. 

3  When,  wandering  from  the  peaceful  fold, 
We  leave  the  narrow  way, 

Our  faithful  Shepherd  still  is  near. 
To  seek  us  when  we  stray. 

4  The  weakest  Lamb  amid  the  flock 
Shall  be  its  Shepherd's  care ; 

While  folded  in  our  Saviour's  arms, 
We're  safe  from  every  fear. 

185  c.  M. 

The  Path  of  Life. 

THERE  is  a  path  that  leads  to  God, 
All  others  go  astray; 
Narrow  but  pleasant  is  the  road, 
And  Christians  love  the  way. 

2  It  leads  straight  through  this  world  of  sin, 
And  dangers  must  be  passed  ; 

Bnt  those  who  boldly  walk  therein 
Will  come  to  heaven  at  last. 

3  While  the  broad  road,  where  thousands  go, 
Lies  near,  and  opens  fair. 

And  many  turn  aside,  I  know. 
To  walk  with  sinners  there. 

4  But,  lest  my  feeble  steps  should  slide, 
Or  wander  from  thy  way, 

Lord,  condescend  to  be  my  guide, 
And  I  shall  never  stray. 


122  HYMNS. 

186  s.  M. 

Salvation  hy  grace. 
r\  RACE  !   'tis  a  charming  sound — 
vT  Harmonious  to  the  ear ; 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 
To  save  rebelhous  man; 

And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  Grace  led  ray  roving  feet 
To  tread  the  heavenly  road; 

And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meet 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

4  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 
Through  everlasting  days: 

It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

187  ^ ,.  .  c.  M. 

EeUgion. 
T)  ELIGION  is  the  chief  concern 
Xl'  Of  mortals  here  below ; 
May  I  its  great  importance  learn, 
Its  sovereign  virtue  know. 

2  More  needful  this  than  glittering  wealth 
Or  aught  the  world  bestows ; 

Nor  reputation,  food  or  health 
Can  give  us  such  repose. 

3  Religion  should  our  thoughts  engage, 
Amid  our  youthful  bloom  ; 

'Twill  fit  us  for  declining  age, 
And  for  the  awful  tomb. 

4  0,  may  my  heart,  by  grace  renewed, 
Be  my  Redeemer's  throne. 

And  be  my  stubborn  will  subdued, 
His  government  to  own. 


INVITATIONS    AND    WARNINGS.  123 

5  Let  deep  repentance,  faith  and  love 
Be  joined  wnth  godlj  fear, 

And  all  my  conversation  prove 
My  heart  to  be  sincere. 

188  0.  M. 

The  Christian  child. 

BY  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 
How  sweet  the  lily  grows  I 
How  sweet  the  breath,  beneath  the  hill, 
Of  Sharon's  dewy  rose! 

2  Lo !  such  the  child  whose  early  feet 
The  paths  of  peace  have  trod ; 

"Whose  secret  heart,  with  influence  sweet, 
Is  upward  drawn  to  God. 

3  By  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 
The  lily  must  decay : 

The  rose  that  blooms  beneath  the  hill 
Must  shortly  fade  away. 

4  And  sooD,  too  soon,  the  wintry  hour 
Of  man's  maturer  age 

"Will  shake  the  soul  with  sorrow's  power, 
And  stormy  passion's  rage. 

6  0  Thou  wlio  givest  life  and  breath, 
"We  seek  thy  grace  alone, 

In  childhood,  manhood,  age,  and  death, 
To  keep  us  still  thine  own. 

189  8s  &  78. 
Come  unto  Me. 

TO  the  wandering  and  the  weary, 
Everywhere  on  land  and  sea, 
Jesus  calls  in  tones  of  mercy, 

"  Come,  dear  children,  come  to  me." 
2  From  our  liome,  our  household  altar. 

When  our  father  bends  the  knee, 
Oft  we  hear  a  voice  inviting, 

"  Come,  dear  cliildren.  come  to  me," 


124  HYMNS. 

3  When  at  night,  upon  our  pillow, 
"We  have  praj^ed  our  prayer  to  thee, 

Then  we  felt  the  word  unspoken, 
"Come,  dear  children,  come  to  me." 

4  Oft  we  hear  it  when  our  teachers 
Talk  to  us  of  Calvary; 

In  our  hearts  its  tones  re-echo: 

"  Come,  dear  children,  come  to  me." 

5  When  we  pass  death's  troubled  river, 
Calm  and  peaceful  it  will  be, 

If  we  hear  that  voice  of  voices, 

"  Come,  dear  children,  come  to  me." 

190  L.  M. 

Eeturn^  0  wanderer, 

EETURN,  0  wanderer,  return, 
And  seek  an  injured  Father's  face; 
Those  warm  desires  that  in  thee  burn 
Were  kindled  by  reclaiming  grace. 

2  Return,  0  wanderer,  return. 

And  seek  a  Father's  melting  heart; 
His  pitying  eyes  thy  grief  discern, 

His  hand  shall  heal  thine  inward  smart. 

3  Return,  0  wanderer,  return. 
Thy  Saviour  bids  thy  spirit  live ; 

Go  to  his  bleeding  feet  and  learn 
How  freely  Jesus  can  forgive. 

4  Return,  0  wanderer,  return. 
And  wipe  away  the  falling  tear ; 

'Tis  God  who  says,  "No  longer  mourn," 
'Tis  mercy's  voice  invites  thee  near. 

191  L.  M. 

One  tJi/i/ng  needful. 

¥HY  will  ye  waste  on  trifling  cares 
That  hfe  which  God's  compassion  spar* 
While,  in  the  various  range  of  thought, 
The  one  thing  needful  is  forgot  ? 


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INVITATIONS    AND    W'ARNINCtG.  126 

2  Shall  God  invite  you  from  above? 
Shall  Jesus  urge  his  dying  love? 
Shall  troubled  conscieace  give  you  pain 
And  all  these  pleas  unite  in  vain  ' 

3  Not  so  your  eyes  will  always  view 
Those  objects  which  you  now  pursue ; 
Not  so  will  heaven  and  hell  appear, 
When  death's  decisive  hour  is  near. 

4  Almighty  God,  thy  grace  impart; 
Fix  deep  conviction  on  each  heart; 
Nor  let  us  waste  on  trifling  cares 
That  life  which  thy  compassion  spares. 

192  ^  C.  M. 

A  solemn  point. 

THERE  is  a  time,  we  know  not  when, 
A  point  we  know  not  where, 
That  marks  the  destiny  of  men 
To  glory  or  despair. 

2  And  yet  the  doomed  man's  path  below 
May  bloom  as  Eden  bloomed; 

He  did  not,  does  not,  will  not  know, 
Or  feel  that  he  is  doomed. 

3  How  far  may  we  go  on  in  sin  ? 
How  long  will  God  forbear? 

Where  does  hope  end,  and  where  begin 
The  confines  of  despair  ? 

4  An  answer  from  the  skies  is  sent : 
"  Ye  that  from  God  depart, 

While  it  is  called  to-day  repent, 
And  harden  not  your  heart." 

193  c.  M. 

A  solemn  Jiour. 

THERE  is  an  hour  when  I  must  part 
With  all  I  hold  most  dear, 
And  life,  with  its  best  hopes,  will  then 
As  nothingness  appear. 


126  HYMNS. 

2  There  is  an  hour  wlien  I  must  sink 
Beneath  the  stroke  of  death, 

And  yield  to  Him  who  gave  it  first, 
My  struggUng  vital  breath. 

3  There  is  au  hour  when  I  must  stand 
Before  the  judgment- seat. 

And  all  my  sins  and  all  my  foes 
In  awful  vision  meet. 

4  There  is  an  hour  when  I  must  look 
On  one  eternity, 

And  nameless  woe  or  blissful  life 
My  endless  portion  be. 

5  0  Saviour,  then,  in  all  my  need, 
Be  near,  be  near  to  me ; 

And  let  my  soul,  by  steadfast  faith, 
Find  life  and  heaven  in  thee. 


194  0.  IL 

Say  not,  I  will  delay. 

OSAY  not,  "I  will  yet  delay 
To  seek  God's  offered  grace;" 
"When  Jesus,  with  a  voice  of  love, 
Says  now,  "  Seek  thou  my  face." 

2  Say  not,  "To-morrow  I  will  turn;" 
To  thee  it  may  not  come ; 

For  e'en  this  night  thy  soul  may  hear 
Its  everlasting  doom. 

3  Say  not,  "  When  sickness  lays  me  low 
I  will  begin  to  pray," 

For  swift  disease  or  sudden  death 
May  call  thy  soul  away, 

4  But  say,  with  earnestness  and  faith, 
*'  Jesus,  I  come  to  thee ; 

Now,  from  this  moment,  by  thy  grace, 
Help  me  from  sin  to  flee. 


nrviTATioxs  and  warnings.         127 

5  "Now,  for  thy  tender  mercy's  sake, 
Forgive  my  past  delay, 

And  in  thine  own  redeeming  blood 
Wash  all  my  sins  away. 

6  "  Now,  by  thy  Holy  Spirit's  power, 
Renew  this  heart  of  mine; 

And  may  the  life  which  thou  hast  spared 
Be  henceforth  wholly  thine." 

195  L.  M. 

God  and  his  law. 

THERE  is  a  God  who  reigns  above. 
The  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth  and  seas  ; 

1  fear  his  wrath,  I  ask  his  love, 
And  with  my  lips  I  sing  his  praise. 

2  There  is  a  law  which  he  hath  made, 
To  teach  us  all,  what  we  must  do ; 

And  his  commands  must  be  obeyed, 
For  they  are  holy,  just,  and  true. 

3  There  is  an  hour  when  I  must  die, 
Nor  do  I  know  how  soon  'twill  come; 

Thousands  of  children  young  as  I 

Are  called  by  death  to  hear  their  doom. 

4  Let  me  improve  the  hours  I  have, 
Before  the  day  of  grace  is  fled ; 

There's  no  repentance  in  the  grave, 
Nor  pardon  offered  to  the  dead. 

196  L.  M. 

All  things  are  now  ready. 

SINNERS,  obey  the  Gospel  word; 
Haste  to  the  supper  of  the  Lord: 
Be  wise  to  know  your  gracious  day ; 
All  things  are  ready,  come  away. 
2  Ready  the  Father  is  to  own. 
And  kiss  his  late-returning  son ; 
Ready  your  loving  Saviour  stands. 
And  spreads  for  you  his  bleeding  hands. 


128  HYMNS. 

3  Ready  the  Spirit  of  his  love, 
Just  now  the  stony  to  remove; 

To'  apply  and  witness  with  the  blood, 
And  wash  and  seal  the  sons  of  God 

4  Ready  for  you  the  angels  wait, 
To  triumph  in  your  blest  estate  ; 
Tuning  their  harps,  they  long  to  praise 
The  wonders  of  redeeming  grace. 

5  The  Father,  Sou,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Are  ready  with  their  shining  host: 
All  heaven  is  ready  to  resound, 

The  dead's  alive!  the  lost  is  found! 


197  C.  M.  D. 

/  Tieard  tin  voice  of  Jesus  say. 

I  HEARD  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 
"Come  unto  me  and  rest; 
Lay  down,  thou  weary  one,  lay  down 

Thy  head  upon  my  breast." 
I  came  to  Jesus  as  I  was. 
Weary  and  worn  and  sad; 

1  found  in  him  a  resting-place, 
And  he  has  made  me  glad. 

2  I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 
"Behold,  I  freely  give 

The  living  water;  thirsty  one 
Stoop  down,  and  drink  and  live." 

I  came  to  Jesus,  and  I  drank 
Of  that  life-giving  stream; 

My  th.rst  was  quenched,  my  soul  revived, 
And  now  I  live  in  him. 

3  I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say, 
"I  am  this  dark  world's  light; 

Look  unto  me,  thy  morn  shall  rise, 
And  all  thy  day  be  bright." 


INVITATIONS    AND    WARNINGS.  129 

I  looked  to  Jesus,  and  I  found 

In  him  my  star,  ray  sun ; 
And  in  that  light  of  life  I'U  walk 

Till  traveling  days  are  done. 


REPENTANCE. 


198  8s  &  6. 

Just  as  I  am. 

JUST  as  I  am — without  one  plea, 
But  that  thy  blood  was  shed  for  me, 
And  that  thou  bidd'st  me  come  to  thee, 
0  Lamb  of  God,  I  come ! 

2  Just  as  I  am — and  waiting  not 
To  rid  my  soul  of  one  dark  blot. 

To  thee,  whose  blood  can  cleanse  each  spot, 
0  Lamb  of  God,  I  come ! 

3  Just  as  I  am — though  tossed  about 
"With  many  a  conflict,  many  a  doubt — 
"Fightings  within,  and  fears  without," 

0  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  1 

4  Just  as  I  am — poor,  wretched,  blind — 
Sight,  riches,  healing  of  the  mind, 

Yea,  all  I  need,  in  thee  to  find : 
0  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  I 

5  Just  as  I  am — thou  wilt  receive, 
"Wilt  welcome,  pardon,  cleanse,  relievo, 
Because  thy  promise  I  believe: 

0  Lamb  of  God,  I  come ! 

6  Just  as  I  am — thy  love,  I  own, 
Has  broken  every  barrier  down; 
Now,  to  be  thine,  yea,  thine  alone, 

0  L?mb  of  God,  I  cornel 


1 30  HYMNS. 

199  c.  M. 

The  returning  prodigal. 

THE  long-lost  son,  with  streaming  eyes, 
From  folly  just  awake, 
Reviews  his  wanderings  with  surprise; 
His  heart  begins  to  break. 

2  I  starve,  ho  cries,  nor  can  I  bear 
The  famine  in  this  land, 

"While  servants  of  my  Father  share 
The  bounty  of  his  hand. 

3  With  deep  repentance  I'll  return, 
And  seek  m.y  Father's  face: 

Unworthy  to  be  called  a  son, 
I'll  ask  a  servant's  place. 

4  Far  off  the  Father  saw  him  move, 
In  pensive  silence  mourn, — 

And  quickly  ran,  with  arms  of  love, 
To  welcome  his  return. 

5  Through  all  the  courts  the  tidings  flew, 
And  spread  the  joy  around ; 

The  angels  tuned  their  harps  anew, — 
The  long-lost  son  is  found  I 

aOO  S.  M.  D. 

The  wandering  sheep. 

I  "WAS  a  wandering  sheep, 
I  did  not  love  the  fold : 
I  did  not  love  my  Father's  voice, 

I  would  not  be  controlled. 
I  was  a  wayward  child, 
I  did  not  love  my  home, 

1  did  not  love  my  Shepherd's  voice, 
1  loved  afar  to  roam. 

2  The  Shepherd  sought  his  sheep. 
The  Father  sought  his  child ; 

They  followed  me  o'er  vale  and  hill, 
O'er  deserts  waste  and  wild: 


KEPEXTANe.E.  131 

Thej  found  me  nigh  to  death, 

Famished  and  faint  and  lone; 
They  bound  me  with  the  bands  of  love. 

They  saved  the  wandering  one. 

3  Jesus  my  Shepherd  is: 
'Twas  he  that  loved  my  soul, 

'Twas  he  that  washed  me  in  his  blood, 
'Twas  he  that  made  me  whole ; 

'Twas  he  that  sought  the  lost, 
That  found  the  wandering  sheep, 

'Twas  he  that  brought  me  to  the  fold, 
''Twas  he  that  still  doth  keep. 

4  No  more  a  wandering  sheep, 
I  love  to  be  controlled, 

I  love  my  tender  Shepherd's  voice, 

I  love  the  peaceful  fold ; 
No  more  a  wayward  child, 

I  seek  no  more  to  roam ; 

1  love  my  heavenly  Father's  voice, 
I  love,  I  love  his  home. 

QOl  .  6  lines  1b. 

Clmffijig  to  fhe  Cross. 

T)  OCK  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 

Xl>  Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee ; 

Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 

From  thy  wounded  side  which  flowed, 

Be  of  sin  the  double  cure. 

Save  from  wrath  and  make  me  pure. 

2  Could  my  tears  forever  flow. 
Could  my  zeal  no  languor  know. 
These  for  sin  could  not  atone ; 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone : 
In  my  hand  no  price  I  bring; 
Simply  to  the  cross  I  cling. 


)88  HYMNS. 

3  "While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
"When  mj  eyes  shall  close  in  death, 
"When  I  rise  to  worlds  unknown, 
And  behold  thee  on  thy  throne, — 
Rock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me, 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee. 

202  L.  M. 

Condemned,  hut  pleading  the  promises. 

SHO"Wpity,  Lord:  0  Lord,  forgive; 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live  ; 
Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  My  crimes  are  great,  but  don't  surpass 
The  power  and  glory  of  thy  grace  ; 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 

So  let  thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 

3  0  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin, 
And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean ; 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies. 
And  past  offenses  pain  my  eyes. 

4  0  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
"Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round  thy  "Word, 
"Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there, — 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

a03  0.  M. 

Pleading  Eis  gracious  word. 

LORD,  I  approach  the  mercy  seat, 
"Where  thou  dost  answer  prayer; 
There  humbly  fall  before  thy  feet, — 
For  none  can  perish  there. 

2  Thy  promise  is  my  only  plea ; 

"With  this  I  venture  nigh ; 
Thou  callest  burdened  souls  to  thee, 

And  such,  0  Lord,  am  I. 


REPENTANCE.  133 

3  Bowed  down  beneath  a  load  of  sin, 
By  Satan  sorely  pressed ; 

By  wars  without,  and  fears  within, 
I  come  to  thee  for  rest. 

4  Be  thou  my  shield  and  hiding-place  j 
That,  sheltered  near  thy  side, 

1  may  rejoice  in  Jesus'  grace, 
In  Jesus  crucified, 

6  0  wondrous  love !  to  bleed  and  die, 

To  bear  the  cross  and  shame, 
That  guilty  sinners,  such  as  I, 

Might  plead  thy  gracious  name. 

Q04     ,  C.  M. 

Pleamng  the  promises. 

MERCY  alone  can  meet  my  case; 
For  mercy.  Lord,  I  cry : 
Jesus,  Redeemer,  show  thy  face 
In  mercy,  or  I  die  : 

2  I  perish,  and  my  doom  were  just; 
But  wilt  thou  leave  me?     No  : 

I  hold  thee  fast,  my  hope,  my  trust : 
I  will  not  let  thee  go, 

3  Still  sure  to  me  thy  promise  stands, 
And  ever  must  abide : 

Behold  it  written  on  thy  hands, 
And  graven  in  thy  side. 

4  To  this,  this  only  will  I  cleave ; 
Thy  Word  is  all  my  plea ; 

That  Word  is  truth,  and  I  believe  : 
Have  mercy,  Lord,  on  me. 

205  s,  M. 

Where  shall  rest  le  found,  ? 

0  WHERE  shall  rest  be  found? 
Rest  for  the  weary  soul? 
'Twere  vain  the  ocean's  depths  to  sound, 
Or  pierce  to  either  pole. 


184  HYMNS. 

2  The  world  can  never  give 
The  bhss  for  which  we  sigh; 

'Tis  not  the  whole  of  life  to  live, 
Nor  all  of  death  to  die. 

3  Beyond  this  vale  of  tears 
There  is  a  life  above, 

Unmeasured  by  the  flight  of  years, 
And  all  that  life  is  love. 

4  There  is  a  death,  whose  pang 
Outlasts  the  fleeting  breath; 

0,  what  eternal  horrors  hang 
Around  the  second  death ! 

5  Lord  God  of  truth  and  grace. 
Teach  us  that  death  to  shun, 

Lest  we  be  driven  from  thy  face, 
For  evermore  undone. 

206  s.  M. 

Jesus  weeps  for  sinners. 

DID  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep. 
And  shall  our  cheeks  be  dry? 
Let  floods  of  penitential  grief 
Burst  forth  from  every  eye, 

2  The  Son  of  God  in  tears, 
Angels  witli  wonder  see  ; 

Be  thou  astonished,  0  my  soul, 
He  shed  those  tears  for  me. 

3  He  wept  tliat  we  might  weep, 
Each  sin  demands  a  tear  ; 

In  heaven  alone  no  sin  is  foimd. 
And  there's  no  weeping  there. 

207  c.  M. 

Thy  face  will  I  seek. 

SOON  as  I  heard  my  Father  say, 
"Ye  children,  seek  my  grace," 
My  heart  replied  without  delay, 
"I'll  seek  my  Father's  face." 


REPE-NTANCE.  186 

2  net  not  thy  face  be  hid  from  mej 
Nor  frown  my  soul  away ; 

God  of  my  hfe,  I  fly  to  thee 
In  each  distressing  day. 

3  Should  friends  and  kindred,  near  and  dear, 
Leave  me  to  want  or  die. 

My  God  will  make  my  life  his  care, 
And  all  my  need  supply. 

4  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  trembhng  saints, 
And  keep  your  courage  up; 

He'll  raise  your  spirit  when  it  faints, 
And  far  exceed  your  hope. 

208  c.  M. 

A  warning  from  the  grave. 

BENEATH  our  feet  and  o'er  our  head 
Is  equal  warnuig  given ; 
Beneath  us  lie  the  countless  dead, 
Above  us  is  tlie  heaven. 

2  Death  rides  on  every  passing  breeze, 
And  lurks  in  every  flower; 

Each  season  has  its  own  disease. 
Its  peril  every  hour. 

3  Turn,  mortal,  turn;  thy  danger  know; 
"Where'er  thy  foot  can  tread, 

The  earth  rings  hollow  from  beloi7, 
And  warns  thee  by  her  dead. 

4  Turn,  mortal,  turn:  tliy  soul  apply 
To  truths  divinely  given ; 

The  dead  who  underneath  thee  lie 
Shall  live  for  hell  or  heaven. 

Q09  4  lines  Us. 

Belay  not. 

DELAY  not,  delay  not;  0  sinner,  dra^v  near; 
The  waters  of  life  are  now  flowing  for  thee; 
No  price  is  demanded ;  the  Saviour  i.«  hove ; 
Jledemption  is  purchased,  salvation  is  tree. 

14 


136'  HYMNS. 

2  Delay  not,  delay  not ;  why  longer  abuse 
The  love  and  compassion  of  Jesus,  thy  God  ? 

A  fountain  is  opened ;  how  canst  thou  refuse 
To  wash  and  be  cleansed  in  his  pardoning  blood? 

3  Delay  not,  delay  not,  0  sinner,  to  come, 

For  mercy  still  lingers,  and  calls  thee  to-day ; 

Her  voice  is  not  heard  in  the  shades  of  the  tomb; 

Her  message,  unheeded,  will  soon  pass  away. 

4  Delay  not,  delay  not ;  the  Spirit  of  grace, 

Long  grieved  and  resisted,  may  take  his  sad  flight, 
And  leave  thee  in  darkness  to  finish  thy  race. 
To  sink  in  the  gloom  of  eternity's  night. 

5  Delay  not,  delaj-  not ;  the  hour  is  at  hand ; 

The  earth  shall  dissolve,  and  the  heavens  shall  fade; 

The  dead,  small  and  great,  in  the  judgment  shall  stand; 

"What  helper,  then,  sinner,  shall  lend  thee  his  aid? 

210  L.  M. 

Firm  resolve. 

MAY  I  resolve  with  all  my  heart, 
"With  all  my  powers  to  serve  the  Lord; 
Nor  from  his  precepts  e'er  depart, 
"Whose  service  is  a  rich  reward. 

2  0  be  his  service  aU  my  joy ! 
Around  let  my  example  shine, 

Till  others  love  the  blest  employ. 
And  join  in  labors  so  divine. 

3  Be  this  the  pui-pose  of  my  soul. 
My  solemn,  my  determined  choice. 

To  yield  to  his  supreme  control, 
And  in  his  kind  commands  rejoice. 

4  0  ma}'  I  never  feint  nor  tire. 

Nor,  wandering,  leave  his  sacred  ways; 
Great  God,  accept  my  soul's  desire, 
Aiid  give  mo  strength  to  live  thy  praise. 


REPENTANCE.  137 

Qll  4  lines  Ta. 

The  penitent  inquirer. 

DEPTH  of  mercy  !  can  there  be 
Mere}'"  still  reserved  for  me? 
Can  my  God  his  wrath  forbear, 
And  the  chief  of  sinners  spare  ? 

2  I  have  long  -withstood  his  grace; 
Long  provoked  liira  to  bis  face  ; 
Would  not  hear  his  gracious  calls, 
Grieved  him  by  a  thousand  falls. 

3  Jesus,  answer  from  above: 
Is  not  all  thy  nature  love  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  the  wrong  forget? 
Lo!  I  fall  before  thy  feet. 

4  Now  incline  me  to  repent; 
Let  me  now  my  fah  lament; 
Deeply  my  revolt  deplore; 
Weep,  believe,  and  sin  no  more. 

21Q  S.  M. 

To-morrow  is  not  ours. 

TO-MORROW,  Lord,  is  thine. 
Lodged  in  thy  sov'reign  hand, 
And  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine, 
It  shines  by  thy  command, 

2  The  present  moment  flies. 
And  bears  our  life  away ; 

0  make  thy  servants  truly  wise, 
Tliat  they  may  live  to-day. 

3  Since  on  this  fleeting  hour 
Eternity  is  hung, 

Waken  by  tliine  almighty  power 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

4  One  thing  demands  our  care, 
0  be  it  still  pursued, 

Lest,  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 


19S  HY3INS. 

5  To  Jesus  may  we  fly, 

Swift  as  the  morning  light  ; 
Lest  life's  bright  dreams  at  once  should  die 

In  sudden,  endless  night. 

213  4  lines  1&. 

Child'' 8  prayer. 

HOLY  Father  I  hear  my  cr;^  ; 
Holy  Saviour!  bend  thine  ear; 
Holy  Spirit!  come  thou  nigh; 
Father,  Saviour,  Spirit,  hear. 

2  Father,  save  me  from  my  sin; 
Saviour,  I  thy  mercj'  crave ; 

Gracious  Spirit,  make  me  clean ; 
Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  save. 

3  Father,  let  me  taste  thy  love ; 
Saviour,  fill  my  soul  with  peace; 

Spirit,  come,  my  heart  to  move ; 
Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  bless. 

4  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  thou, 
One  Jehovah,  shed  abroad 

All  thy  grace  within  me  now; 
Be  my  Father  and  my  God. 

214r  C.  M. 

Love  not  tJie  world. 

0  STREAMS  of  earthly  love  and  joy, 
On  whose  green  banks  we  dwell, 
Gleaming  in  beauty  to  the  eye, 
Ye  promise  fair  and  well. 

2  Too  deep  and  strong  for  us  I     "We  glide 
Down  your  deceiving  wave; 

Like  men  by  siren  song  beguiled 
On  to  a  siren  grave. 

3  0  vvorld,  with  all  thy  smiles  and  loves, 
With  all  thy  song  and  wine, 

"What  mockery  of  human  hearts, 
What  trejachery,  is  thine  I 


REPENTANCE.  139 

4  Thou  woundest,  but  thou  canst  not  heal; 

Thy  words  are  warbled  lies; 
Thy  haud  contains  the  poisoned  cup, 

And  he  who  drinks  it  dies. 

6  0  world,  there's  fever  in  thy  touch, 

And  frenzy  in  thine  eye ; 
To  lose  and  shun  thee  is  to  live, 

To  win  thee  is  to  die. 


215  7s  &  6s. 

First  commatidment. 

I  "WANT  to  love  my  Saviour, 
And  worship  him  alone ; 
And  have  no  earthly  idol 
Upon  my  spirit's  throne. 

1  want,  with  pure  devotion, 
To  serve  him  all  my  days ; 

And,  for  his  countless  blessings, 
To  yield  him  grateful  praise. 

2  It  is  his  hand  hath  made  me ; 
His  power  upholds  me  still ; 

And  he  will  always  aid  me 

To  do  his  holy  will. 
Dear  Saviour,  be  thou  near  mo. 

And  guide  my  feet  aright ; 
And  make  my  thoughts  and  actions 

Both  blameless  in  thy  sight. 

3  There  are  many  heathen  children 
Wbo  yet  thy  name  have  known ; 

And  many  other  idols 

Than  those  of  wood  and  stone. 
0  I  if  our  hearts  were  opened 

That  other  eyes  miglit  see, 
How  like  a  heathen  temple 

Wouid  they  be  found  to  be  I 


140  HYMNS. 

4  And  jet  to  him  who  formed  them, 

Each  secret  thought  is  known; 
He  sees  each  separate  object 

That  occupies  his  throne. 
Lord,  in  thy  name  appearing, 

"We  come  on  bended  knee ; 
0 !  teach  us  how  to  worship 

No  other  God  but  thee  ! 

216  C.  M. 

First  commandment. 

THERE  are  no  gods  but  One ;  yet  we 
A  thousand  things  may  take, 
And  set  tliem  on  our  spirit's  throne, 
And  thus  a  god  may  make. 

2  That  is  our  god  which  most  we  love ; 
And  which,  could  we  possess, 

"Would  make  us  all  the  fullness  prove 
Of  earthly  happiness. 

3  Pleasure,  or  dress,  or  selfish  ease 
May  be  a  god  to  me  ; 

For  thousands.  Lord,  bestow  on  these 
The  love  they  owe  to  thee  I 

4  But  how  shall  these  our  spirits  cheer 

"\r\''hen  care  or  sorrow's  nigh? 
How  can  they  bring  the  Saviour  near 
"When  we  are  called  to  die  ? 

5  Then  rule  thou  only  in  my  mind  I 
Thine  only  let  me  be  ! 

And,  loving  all  men,  let  me  find 
No  other  God  but  thee  I 

Q17  '7s  &  6s. 

Second  commandment. 

WHILE  angels  bow  before  thee, 
And  sing  thy  praise  above  , 
Lord,  teach  us  to  adore  thee, 
And  seek  thy  pardoning  love. 


REPENTANCE.  141 

And  while  our  lips  are  singing 

The  notes  we  love  to  raise, 
0  I  may  our  hearts  be  bringing 

A  tribute  to  thy  praise. 

2  Thou  art  a  God  who  beareth 
No  rival  near  thy  throne ; 

Yet  many  rv  creature  shareth 

The  love  that  is  thine  own. 
A  thousand  things  around  us 

Our  idol  gods  may  be : 
And  many  a  tie  hath  bound  us 

That  binds  us  not  to  thee. 

3  But  in  His  name  appealing 
"Who  died  that  we  might  live; 

Before  thy  footstool  meeting, 

We  pray  thee  to  forgive. 
0  I  help  us  now  and  ever. 

Our  hearts  on  thee  to  place ; 
And  every  tie  to  sever 

That  draws  us  from  thy  face. 

Q18  4  6s  &  2  83.    . 

Third  commandment. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  while  we 
Our  youthful  voices  raise, 
And  offer  up  to  thee 

The  tribute  of  our  praise, 
0  !  may  thy  love  our  hearts  inflame, 
And  teach  us  to  adore  thy  name. 

2  Thy  name  in  beauteous  lines 

Of  light,  of  life,  and  love, 
Throughout  creation  shines, 

Around,  beneath,  above — 
And  all  on  earth,  in  air,  and  sea, 
Pour  forth  a  song  of  praise  to  thee  1 


143  HYMNS. 

3  01  may  we  never  dare 
To  act  that  wicked  part ; 

Nor  offer  up  a  prayer 

That  comes  not  from  the  heart: 
Or  speak  that  name  in  careless  phrase, 
That  lieaven  adores  and  earth  obeys. 

4  Dear  Saviour,  to  our  hearts, 
Thy  name  in  mercy  show, 

The  blessings  it  can  give, 
0  !  may  we  early  know. 
Thus  shall  we  yield  it  honor  due, 
And  others  win  to  love  it  too. 
219  8  lines  8s. 

Fourth  CO  mm  a  ndme  nt. 

THIS  day  is  the  day  of  the  Lord  I 
And  we  to  his  temple  repair ; 
"We  come  at  the  call  of  his  Word, 

To  thank  him  with  praise  and  with  prayer. 

0 1  may  we  remember  that  he, 
The  God  of  our  spirit,  is  near ; 

Our  actions  he  clearly  can  see, 

Our  thoughts,  ere  they're  spoken,  can  hear. 

2  "We'll  think  not  of  work  or  of  play, 
Nor  talk  of  our  meat  or  our  drink  ; 

But  find  all  our  pleasure  to-day 

In  thoughts  he  would  have  us  to  think. 
"We'll  talk  of  his  works  and  his  ways, 

"We'll  tell  o'er  the  marks  of  his  love; 
And  learn  the  first  notes  of  that  praise 

"We  would  sing  with  the  ransomed  above. 
3  Thus  best  shall  we  hallow  the  day 

That  tells  us  that  Jesus  arose ; 
"We'll  welcome  its  earliest  ray. 

And  keep  it  in  peace  till  it  close. 
And  then,  when  these  Sabbaths  are  o'er, 

"We'll  hope,  at  the  last,  to  ascend 
Where  sin  shall  disturb  us  no  more, 

And  the  Sabbath  of  God  have  no  end. 


REPENTANCE.  143 

Q20  4  lines  lis. 

Fifth  commandment. 

TnOU  shalt  honor  thy  father,  the  guide  of  thy  youth, 
And  yield  him  the  homage  of  love  and  of  truth ; 
Tiiou  shalt  honor  thy  mother,  whose  love  unto  thee 
Th^  greatest  of  God's  earthly  blessings  shall  be. 

2  My  father !  my  mother !  how  true  should  I  prove  I 
How  well  should  I  serve  you,  how  faithfully  love  1 
How  yield  to  each  wish  the  regard  that  is  due ; 
A.nd  do  all  the  things  you  would  have  me  to  do  I 

3  How  sweet,  when  we  hear  this  commandment,  to  say, 
"Lord,  if  thou  wilt  help  me,  I'll  strive  to  obey; 

I'll  bend  down  the  force  of  my  own  stubborn  will, 
And  bid  every  passionate  feeling,  Be  still!'' 

4  The  love  of  a  parent,  0 !  who  can  repay  ? 
From  life's  early  dawn  to  the  close  of  its  day 
It  shines  on  each  pathway,  it  blesses  each  lot, 
And  remembers  us  still,  though  by  all  else  forgot  1 

5  K  thus  earthly  parents  regard  us  with  love, 
0  I  what  shall  we  say  of  our  Father  above  ? 
Lord,  make  us  thy  children,  in  spirit,  that  we 
May  be  alwaj's  just  what  thou  ivouldst  have  iis  to  be! 


*2'21  6s  &  8s. 

Fifth  commandment. — Ife  mahes  his  mother  sad. 

HE  makes  his  mother  sad. 
The  proud,  unruly  child. 
Who  will  not  brook  her  warning  look, 

Nor  hear  her  counsels  mild. 
He  makes  his  mother  sad 

Who,  in  his  thoughtless  mirth, 
Can  e'er  forget  his  mighty  debt 

To  her  who  gave  him  birth, 
2  He  makes  his  mother  sad 

Who  turns  from  wisdom's  way, 
Whose  stubborn  will,  rebelling  still, 

Refuses  to  obey 


144  HYaiNS. 


He  makes  his  mother  sad, 
And  sad  his  lot  must  prove; 

A  mother's  fears,  a  mother's  tears, 
Are  marked  by  God  above. 

3  0 !  who  so  sad  as  he 

Who,  o'er  a  parent's  grave, 
Too  late  repents,  too  late  laments, 

The  bitter  pain  he  gave  ? 
May  we  ne'er  know  such  grie^ 

Nor  cause  one  feeling  sad ; 
Let  our  delight  be  to  requito, 

And  make  our  parents  glad. 


SaS  0.  M. 

Sixth  commandment. 

OUR  hands  may  not  be  red  with  blood. 
Yet  we  may  murderers  be  ; 
For  every  causeless,  angry  thought 
Is  murder,  Lord,  with  thee. 

2  There's  mary  a  deed  of  murder  done. 
Where  blood  has  ne'er  been  spilt ; 

For  angry  thoughts  and  words  are  one 
With  deeds  of  crimson  guilt. 

3  Yes  !  in  our  hearts  we  often  kill, 
And  think  tlie  deed  unknown ; 

Forgetting  that  each  secret  thought 
Is  spoken  at  thy  throne. 

4  Great  God !  we  cannot  fiilly  tell 
How  such  a  thing  can  be  ; 

We  only  feel  how  much  of  sin 
Within  us  thou  must  see  ! 

5  0 !  then  to  Christ,  the  living  stream, 
We'll  come  without  delay; 

h  nd  in  the  fountain  of  his  blood 
Wash  all  our  guilt  away. 


REPENTANCE.  145 

Ninth  commandment. 

I  MUST  not  let  my  tongue 
A  word  of  falsehood  speak, 
"W^icli  may  my  humblest  neighbor  wrong, 
And  God's  commanchneut  break. 

2  I  must  not  harshlj^  judge, 
"When  others  go  astray, 

Or  in  my  spirit  bear  a  grudge, 
To  prompt  the  words  I  say. 

3  For  when  I  look  within 
And  see  the  evil  there, 

1  scarcely  think  another's  sin 
Can  with  my  own  compare. 

4  Then  let  the  law  of  love 
My  guide  in  all  things  be ; 

And  may  I  by  its  judgment  prove 
The  good  and  ill  I  see. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  me  keep 
Thy  pattern  in  my  view. 

And  always  strive  to  think  and  speak 
As  thou  wouldst  have  me  do. 

Q24  4  6s  &  2  8s, 

Nirvth  commMndment. 

EULL  oft  does  Satan  try 
To  draw  my  steps  aside ; 
Now  bids  me  tell  a  lie 

My  faults  from  all  to  hide ; 
And  tempts  me  soon  to  sin  again, 
That  I  new  pleasures  may  obtain. 

2  Whenever  I  consent 

To  walk  in  Satan's  ways, 
It  is  as  though  I  bent 

My  knee  before  his  face. 
And  what  reward  will  Satan  give. 
In  his  own  place  with  him  to  Uve? 


146  HYMNS. 

3  How  sliall  m3'  feeble  heart 
Be  kept  A-om  Satan's  power? 

0  Lord,  thy  strength  impart 
In  every  tempted  hour. 

That  I  may  sinful  joys  refuse, 

And  with  delight  thy  service  choose. 

235  L.  M, 

Tenth  cormnandment. 

I  MUST  not  nurse  within  my  soul 
One  spark  of  sin's  unhallowed  fire, 
Or  yield  my  heart  to  the  control 
Of  aught  that  speaks  a  wrong  desire. 

2  If  others  in  the  flush  of  health 

Can  richly  dress  and  brightly  shine, 

1  must  not  env}^  them  their  wealth, 

Or  wish  that  aught  of  theirs  was  mine. 

3  I  must  not  turn  with  envious  eyes 
On  aught  that  others  may  possess ; 

Or  wish,  whatever  God  denies, 
To  make  their  sum  of  blessings  less. 

4  Is  there,  then,  naught  beneath,  above, 
That  I  may  covet  to  possess  ? 

Yes,  there's  the  Saviour's  boundless  love, 
With  which  he  waits  my  soul  to  bless. 

5  To  me  this  treasure.  Lord,  impart; 

Thy  pard'ning  grace  0  let  me  prove ; 
Write  thou  thy  laws  upon  my  heart, 

And  make  me  covet  all  thy  love. 

226  lis  *  8s. 

Be  Tcind  to  thyfatTier. 

BE  kind  to  thy  father ;  for  when  thou  wast  young 
Who  loved  thee  so  fondly  as  he  ? 
He  caught  the  first  accents  that  fell  from  thy  tongue. 
And  joined  in  thy  innocent  glee. 


REPEIfTANCE.  14? 

Be  kind  to  thy  fatlier,  for  now  lie  is  old, 

His  locks  intermingled  with  gray ; 
His  footsteps  are  feeble,  once  fearless  and  bold ; 

Thy  father  is  passing  away. 

2  Be  kind  to  thy  mother ;  for  lo !  on  her  brow 
May  traces  of  sorrow  be  seen  ; 

0  well  mayst  thou  cherish  and  comfort  her  now, 

For  loving  and  kind  she  hath  been. 
Remember  thy  mother ;  for  thee  will  she  pray 

As  long  as  God  giveth  her  breath  ; 
With  accents  of  kindness,  then,  cheer  her  lone  way, 

E'en  to  the  dark  valley  of  death. 

3  Be  kind  to  thy  brother ;  his  heart  will  have  dearth 
If  the  smiles  of  thy  joy  be  withdrawn ; 

The  flowers  of  feeling  will  fade  at  the  birth 

If  love  and  affection  be  gone. 
Be  kind  to  thy  brother  wherever  you  are; 

The  love  of  a  brother  shall  be 
An  ornament  purer  and  richer  by  far 

Than  pearls  from  the  depths  of  the  sea. 

4  Be  kind  to  thy  sister;  not  many  may  know 
The  depths  of  true  sisterly  love; 

The  wealth  of  the  ocean  lies  fathoms  below 

The  surface  that  sparkles  above. 
Thy  kindness  shall  bring  to  thee  many  sweet  hoars, 

And  blessings  thy  pathway  shall  crown ; 
Affection  shall  weave  thee  a  garland  of  flowers 

More  precious  than  wealth  or  renowa. 

2^7  7s  &  63. 

R^entance. 
E  stand  in  deep  repentance 
Before  the  throne  of  love; 
0  God  of  grace  forgive  us, 

The  stain  of  guilt  remove. 
Behold  us  while  with  weeping 

We  lift  our  eyes  to  thee, 
And  all  our  sins  subduing, 
Our  JFcther  sot  us  free 


W 


148  HYMNS. 

2  0  shouldst  thou  from  us  fallen, 
Withhold  thy  grace  to  guide, 

Forever  we  should  wander 
From  tliee  and  peace,  aside; 

But  thou  to  spirits  contrite 
Dost  light  and  life  impart. 

That  man  may  learn  to  serve  thee 
"With  thankful,  joyous  heart. 

3  Our  souls,  on  thee  we  cast  them ; 
Our  only  refuge  thou ; 

Thy  cheering  words  revive  us. 
When  pressed  with  grief  we  bow : 

Thou  bear'st  Ihe  trusting  spirit 
Upon  thy  loving  breast. 

And  givest  all  thy  ransomed 
A  sweet,  unending  rest. 


Q28  L.  M. 

The  Spi/rifs  call. 

SAY,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within 
Oft  whispered  to  thy  secret  soul? 
Urged  thee  to  leave  the  ways  of  sin, 
And  yield  thy  heart  to  God's  control? 

2  Sinner,  it  was  a  heavenly  voice; 
It  was  the  Spirit's  gracious  call; 

It  bade  thee  make  the  better  choice, 
And  haste  to  seek  in  Christ  thine  alL 

3  Spurn  not  the  call  to  life  and  light; 
Regard  in  time  the  warning  kind ; 

That  call  thou  mayst  not  always  sligh'^ 
And  yet  the  gate  of  mercy  find. 

4  God's  Spirit  will  not  always  strive 
With  hardened,  self-destroying  mac; 

Ye  who  persist  his  love  to  grieve. 
May  nover  hear  his  voice  again. 


KEPE^TTAXCE.  149 

5  Sinner,  perhaps  this  very  day 

Thy  last  accepted  time  may  be , 
0  shouldst  thou  grieve  him  now  away, 

Then  hope  may  never  beam  on  thee. 

2Q9  S.  M. 

Tkc  Holy  Spirit. 

THE  Comforter  has  come, 
We  feel  his  presence  here ; 
Our  hearts  would  now  no  longer  roam, 
But  bow  in  filial  fear. 

2  This  tenderness  of  love, 
This  hush  of  solemn  power ; 

'Tis  heaven  descending  from  above 
To  fill  this  favored  hour. 

3  Earth's  darkness  all  has  fled, 
Heaven's  light  serenely  shines, 

And  every  heart,  divinely  led, 
To  holy  thought  inclines. 

4  No  more  let  sin  deceive, 
Nor  earthly  cares  betray ; 

0  let  us  never,  never  grieve 
The  Comforter  away. 

Q30  4  6s  &  2  8a. 

A  'broken,  heart. 

A  BROKEN  heart,  0  Lord, 
Thou  never  wilt  despise ; 
'Tis  written  in  thy  word. 

This  is  the  sacrifice ; 
The  sacrifice  that  thou  wilt  own, 
It  is  the  broken  heart  alone. 
2  Break  thou  my  heart,  0  Lord; 

The  rock  within  me  break; 
To  tremble  at  thy  word. 

And  at  thine  anger  quake; 
Let  me  in  deep  contrition  lie, 
And  beave  the  penitential  sigh. 


150  HYMNS. 

3  For  mercy  dwells  with  thee; 

Compassion,  all  divine; 
That  mercy  sliow  to  me, 

Be  that  compassion  mintc 
For  sinners  did  not  Jesus  bleed? 
And  Jesus'  blood  alone  I  plead. 

231  8  lines  la. 

Knoch,  weep,  watch,  waif. 

PILGRIM,  burdened  with  thy  sin. 
Come  the  way  to  Zion's  gate; 
There,  till  mercy  speaks  witliin, 

Knock,  and  weep,  and  watch,  and  wait: 
Knock,  he  knows  the  sinner's  cry ; 

Weep,  he  loves  the  mourner's  tears; 
Watch,  for  saving  grace  is  nigh ; 
Wait,  till  heavenly  grace  appears. 

2  Hark !  it  is  the  Saviour's  voice, 

"  Welcome,  pilgrim,  to  thy  rest  I  " 
Now  within  the  gate  rejoice. 

Safe,  and  owned,  and  bought,  and  blest 
Safe,  from  all  the  lures  of  vice  ; 

Owned,  by  joys  the  contrite  know; 
Bought,  by  love,  and  life  the  price ; 

Blest,  the  mighty  debt  to  owe. 

23a  CM. 

Come  to  the  ari . 

COME  to  the  ark,  come  to  the  ark; 
To  Jesus  come  away ; 
The  pestilence  walks  forth  by  night, 
The  arrow  flies  by  day. 

2  Come  to  the  ark.  the  waters  rise, 

The  seas  their  billows  rear; 
While  darkness  gathers  o'er  the  skies, 

Behold  a  refuge  near. 


REPENTANCE.  151 

3  Come  to  the  ark  all,  all  that  weep 
Beneath  the  sense  of  sin; 

"Without,  deep  calleth  unto  deep, 
But  all  is  peace  within, 

4  Come  to  the  ark  ere  yet  the  flood 
Your  lingering  steps  oppose  ; 

Come,  for  the  door  which  open  stood 
May  soon  forever  close. 

^33  L.  M. 

Linger  not, 

HASTE,  traveler,  haste!  the  night  comes  on, 
And  many  a  shining  hour  is  gone; 
The  storm  is  gathering  in  the  west, 
And  thou  far  off  from  home  and  rest. 

2  The  rising  tempest  sweeps  the  sky, 
The  rains  descend,  the  winds  are  high, 
The  waters  swell,  and  deatli  and  fear 
Beset  thy  path,  nor  refuge  near. 

3  0  yet  a  shelter  you  may  gain, 
A  covert  from  the  wind  and  rain, 
A  hiding-place,  a  rest,  a  home, 

A  refuge  from  the  wrath  to  come. 

4  Then  linger  not  in  all  the  plain , 
Flee  for  tliy  life,  the  mountain  gain. 
Look  not  behind,  make  no  delay, 

0  speed  thee,  speed  thee  on  thy  way. 

Q34-  8s  &  78. 

Touthful  consecration. 

SAYIOUR,  while  my  heart  is  tender, 
I  would  yield  that  heart  to  thee; 
All  my  powers  to  thee  surrender. 

Thine,  and  only  tliine,  to  be. 
Take  me  now,  Lord  Jesus,  take  me; 

Let  my  youthful  heart  be  thine ; 
Thy  devoted  servant  make  me ; 
Fill  mv  soul  with  love  divine. 
15 


152  HYMNS. 

2  Send  me,  Lord,  where  thou  wilt  send  me, 
Only  do  thou  guide  the  way ; 

May  thy  grace  through  Hfe  attend  me, 

Gladly  then  shall  I  obey. 
Let  me  do  thy  will,  or  bear  it, 

I  would  know  no  Avill  but  thine; 
Shouldst  thou  take  my  life,  or  spare  it, 

I  that  life  to  thee  resign. 

3  May  this  solemn  dedication 
Never  once  forgotten  lie; 

Let  it  know  no  revocation. 

Published  and  confirmed  on  L\gh. 

Thine  I  am,  0  Lord,  forever, 
To  thy  service  set  apart ; 

Suflfer  me  to  leave  thee  never ; 
Seal  thine  image  on  my  heart. 


Q35  ,        ,        O.M. 

Fat  not  reUgwn  by. 

O'TIS  a  folly  and  a  crime 
To  put  religion  by  ; 
For  now  is  the  accepted  time, 
To-morrow  we  may  die. 

2  Our  hearts  grow  harder  every  day, 
And  more  depraved  the  mind ; 

The  longer  we  neglect  to  pray, 
The  less  we  feel  inclined. 

3  Yet  sinners  trifle,  young  and  old, 
Until  the  dying  day ; 

Then  they  would  give  a  world  of  gold 
To  have  an  hour  to  pray. 

4  0,  then,  lest  we  should  perish  thus, 
We  would  no  longer  wait ; 

For  time  will  soon  be  past  with  us. 
And  death  will  fix  our  state. 


REPENTANCE.  •       153 

Q36     ^  ,  C.  M.  D. 

Jesue^  remember  me. 

JESUS,  thou  art  the  sinner's  Friend; 
As  such  I  look  to  thee  ; 
Now,  in  the  fullness  of  thy  love, 

0  Lord,  remember  me. 
Remember  thy  pure  word  of  grace, 

Remember  Calvary; 
Remember  all  thy  dying  groans, 
And  then  remember  me. 

2  Thou  wondrous  Advocate  wi*;h  God, 

1  yield  myself  to  thee  ; 

While  thou  art  sitting  on  thy  throne. 
Dear  Lord.,  remember  me. 

1  own  I'm  guilty,  own  I'm  vile, 
Yet  thy  salvation's  free ; 

Then,  in  thy  all-abounding  grace. 
Dear  Lord,  remember  me. 

3  Howe'er  forsaken  or  distressed, 

Howe'er  oppressed  I  be, 
Howe'er  afflicted  here  on  earth, 

Do  thou  remember  me. 
And  when  I  close  my  eyes  in  death, 

And  creature  helps  all  flee. 
Then,  0  my  great  Redeemer-God, 

Jesus,  remember  me. 

Q37  L.  M. 

O  that  my  load  of  sin  were  gone  t 

OTHAT  my  load  of  sin  were  gone, 
0  that  I  could  at  last  submit 
At  Jesus'  feet  to  lay  it  do^^vn. 
To  lay  my  soul  at  Jesus'  feetl 

2  Rest  for  my  soul  I  long  to  find : 
Saviour  of  all,  if  mine  thou  art, 

Give  me  thy  meek  and  lowly  mind, 
And  stamp  tliine  image  on  my  heart. 


164      •  HYMNS. 

3  Break  off  the  yoke  of  inbred  sin, 
And  fully  set  my  spirit  free ; 

I  cannot  rest  till  pure  within, 
Till  I  am  wholly  lost  in  thee. 

4  Fain  would  I  learn  of  thee,  my  God ; 
Thy  light  and  easy  burden  prove ; 

The  cross,  all  stained  with  hallowed  blood. 
The  labor  of  thy  dying  love. 

5  I  would,  but  thou  must  give  the  power ; 
My  heart  from  every  sin  release;     ' 

Bring  near,  bring  near  the  joyful  hour, 
And  fill  me  with  thy  perfect  peace. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE. 


238  L.  M. 

Voids  remembered  and  renewed. 

0  HAPPY  day  that  fixed  my  choice 
On  thee,  my  Saviour  and  my  Godl 
"Well  may  this  glowing  heart  rejoice, 
And  tell  its  raptures  all  abroad. 

2  0  happy  bond,  that  seals  my  vows, 
To  Him  who  merits  all  my  love ; 

Let  cheerful  anthems  fill  his  house, 
While  to  that  sacred  shrine  I  move. 

3  'Tis  done  ;  the  great  transaction's  done ; 
%I  am  my  Lord's,  and  he  is  mine  ; 

He  drew  me,  and  I  followed  on. 

Charmed  to  confess  the  voice  divine. 

4  Now  rest,  my  long-divided  heart; 
Fixed  on  this  blissful  center,  rest; 

Nor  ever  from  thy  Lord  depart : 
With  him  of  every  good 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE.  155 

5  High  heaven,  that  heard  the  solemn  vow,       * 
That  vow  renewed  shall  daily  hear, 

Till  in  life's  latest  hour  I  bow, 
And  bless  in  death  a  bond  so  dear. 

239  8s  &  7s. 

Taking  up  the  cross. 

JESUS,  I  mj  cross  have  taken, 
All  to  leave  and  follow  thee: 
Naked,  poor,  despised,  forsaken, 

Thou,  from  hence,  my  all  shalt  be. 
Perish,  every  fond  ambition ; 

AU  I've  sought,  or  hoped,  or  known: 
Yet  how  rich  is  my  condition; 
God  and  heaven  are  still  my  own ! 

2  Soul,  then  know  thy  full  salvation; 
Rise  o'er  sin,  and  fear,  and  care; 

Joy  to  find  in  every  station 

Something  still  to  do  or  bear. 
Think  what  Spirit  dwells  within  thee ; 

Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine; 
Think  that  Jesus  died  to  win  thee  ; 

Child  of  heaven,  canst  thou  repine  ? 

3  Haste  ihee  on  from  grace  to  glory, 
Armed  by  faith,  and  winged  by  prayer; 

Heaven's  eternal  day's  before  thee, 

God's  own  hand  shall  guide  thee  there. 

Soon  shall  close  thy  earthly  mission, 
Soon  shall  pass  thy  pilgrim  days ; 

Hope  shall  change  to  glad  fruition, 
Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise. 

240  L.  M. 

TTie  vow  sealed  at  the  Gross. 

LORD,  I  am  thine,  entirely  thine. 
Purchased  and  saved  by  blood  divine; 
With  full  consent  thine  I  would  be, 
And  own  thy  sovereign  right  in  me. 


166  HYMNS. 

2  Thine  would  I  live,  thine  would  I  die; 
Be  thine  through  all  eternity; 

The  vow  is  past  beyond  repeal, 
And  now  I  set  the  solemn  seal. 

3  Here  at  the  cross  where  flows  the  blood 
That  bought  ray  guilty  soul  lor  God, 
Thee,  my  new  Master,  now  I  call. 

And  consecrate  to  thee  my  all. 

4  Do  thou  assist  a  feeble  worm 
The  great  engagement  to  perform ; 
Thy  grace  can  full  assistance  lend, 
And  on  that  grace  I  dare  depend. 

^41  C.  M. 

Victory  over  death. 

OFOR  an  overcoming  faith 
To  cheer  my  dying  hours, 
To  triumph  o'er  the  monster  Death, 
And  all  his  frightful  powers  1 

2  Joyful,  with  all  the  strength  I  have, 
My  quivering  lips  should  sing — 

"Where  is  thy  boasted  victory,  Grave? 
And  where,  0  Death,  thy  sting?" 

3  If  sin  be  pardoned,  I'm  secure ; 
Death  has  no  sting  beside : 

The  law  gives  sin  its  damning  power, 
But  Christ,  my  ransom,  died. 

4  Now  to  the  God  of  victory 
Immortal  thanks  be  paid, 

"Who  makes  us  conquerors,  while  we  die, 
Through  Christ,  our  living  head. 

Q42  ,    ,  L.M. 

Heavenly  olus  tn  prospect. 

ARISE,  my  soul,  on  wings  sublime, 
Above  the  vanities  of  time; 
Let  faith  now  pierce  the  vail,  and  see 
The  glories  of  pternity. 


THE    IIELIGIOUS    LIFE.  16Y 

2  Born  by  a  new,  celestial  birth, 
"WTiy  should  I  grovel  here  on  earth* 
Why  grasp  at  vain  and  fleeting  toys, 
So  near  to  heaven's  eternal  joys  ? 

3  Shall  aught  beguile  me  on  the  road, 
The  narrow  road  that  leads  to  God? 
Or  can  I  love  this  eartli  so  well, 

As  not  to  long  with  God  to  dwell? 

4  To  dwell  with  God,  to  taste  his  love, 
Is  the  full  heaven  enjoyed  above: 

The  glorious  expectation  now 
Is  heavenly  bliss  begun  below. 

24r3  S.  M 

My  times  in  GodH  Tiands. 

MY  times  are  in  thy  hand: 
0  God,  I  wish  them  there : 
My  life,  my  soul,  my  friends,  I  leave 
Entirely  to  thy  care. 

2  My  times  are  in  thy  hand, 
Whatever  they  may  be, 

Pleasing  or  painful,  dark  or  bright, 
As  best  may  seem  to  thee. 

3  My  times  are  in  thy  hand : 
Why  should  I  doubt  or  fear? 

My  Father's  hand  will  never  cause 
His  child  a  needless  tear. 

4  My  times  are  in  thy  hand, 
Jesus  the  Crucified; 

The  hand  our  many  sins  have  pierced 
Is  now  my  guard  and  guide. 

5  My  times  are  in  thy  hand: 
I'U  always  trust  in  thee, 

Till  I  have  left  this  weary  land, 
And  all  thy  glory  see. 


l$S  UYMNS. 

For  victorious  faith. 

OFOR  a  faith  that  will  not  shrink, 
Though  pressed  by  every  foe ; 
That  will  not  tremble  on  the  brink 
Of  any  earthly  woe ; 

2  That  will  not  murmur  nor  complain 
Beneath  the  chastening  rod, 

But  in  the  hour  of  grief  or  pain, 
Will  lean  upon  its  God ; 

3  A  faith  that  shines  more  bright  and  clear, 
When  tempests  rage  without; 

That  when  in  danger  knows  no  fear, 
In  darkness  feels  no  doubt ; 

4  Lord,  give  us  such  a  faith  as  this, 
And  then,  whate'er  may  come, 

We'll  taste,  e'en  here,  the  hallowed  bliss 
Of  an  eternal  home. 


245  7s  &  63. 

Stand  up  for  Jesus. 

STAND  up !  stand  up  for  Jesus  1 
Ye  soldiers  of  the  cross  ; 
Lift  high  his  royal  banner, 

It  must  not  suffer  loss : 
From  victory  unto  victory 

His  arm}'  shall  be  led, 
Till  every  foe  is  vanquished, 

And  Christ  is  Lord  indeed. 
2  Stand  up !  stand  up  for  Jesus ! 
■      The  trumpet  call  obey: 
Forth  to  the  mighty  conflict 

In  this  his  glorious  day : 
Ye  are  the  men,  now  serve  him 

Against  unnumbered  foes  : 
Your  courage  rise  with  danger, 

And  strength  to  strength  oppose. 


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3  Stand  up!  stand  up  for  Jesus  I 
Stand  in  his  strength  alone  ; 

The  arm  of  flesh  will  fail  you, 

Ye  dare  not  trust  your  own  ; 
Put  on  the  Gospel  armor, 

And,  watching  unto  prayer, 
"Where  duty  calls,  or  danger, 

Be  never  wanting  there. 

4  Stand  up !  stand  up  for  Jesus ! 
The  strife  will  not  be  long : 

This  day  the  noise  of  battle, 

The  next  tlie  victor's  song: 
To  him  that  overcometh 

A  crown  of  life  shall  be: 
He  with  the  King  of  glory 

Shall  reign  eternally. 

Q46  0.  M. 

Entire  purification. 

FOREVER  here  my  rest  shall  bo, 
Close  to  tliy  bleeding  side ; 
This  all  my  hope  and  all  my  plea — 
For  me  the  Saviour  died. 

2  My  dying  Saviour,  and  my  God, 
Fountain  for  guilt  and  sin, 

Sprinkle  me  ever  with  thy  blood. 
And  cleanse,  and  keep  me  clean, 

3  "Wash  me,  and  make  me  thus  thine  own; 
Wash  me,  and  mine  thou  art ; 

"Wash  me,  but  not  my  feet  alone — 
My  hands,  my  head,  my  heart. 

4  The  atonement  of  thy  blood  apply, 
Till  faith  to  sight  improve; 

Till  hope  in  full  fruition  die, 
And  all  my  soul  be  love. 


160  UYMXS. 

247  68. 

Nearer  "home. 

ONE  sweetly  solemn  thought 
Comes  to  me  o'er  and  o'er: 
I'm  nearer  my  home  to-day 
Than  I've  ever  been  before. 

2  Nearer  my  Father's  house, 
"Where  the  many  mansions  be ; 

Nearer  the  great  white  throne, 
Nearer  the  jasper  sea: 

3  Nearer  the  bound  of  life 

"Where  we  lay  our  burdens  down, 
Nearer  leaving  my  cross, 
Nearer  wearing  my  crown. 

4  But  lying  darkly  between, 
"Winding  down  through  the  night, 

Is  that  dim  and  unknown  stream 
"Which  leads  at  last  to  light. 

5  Father,  perfect  my  trust. 
Strengthen  ray  feeble  faith, 

Let  me  feel  as  if  I  trod 

The  shore  of  the  river  Death. 

6  For  even  now  my  feet 
May  stand  upon  its  brink; 

1  may  be  nearer  my  home. 
Nearer  now  than  I  think. 

Q4r8  S.  M. 

Sow  beside  all  waters. 

SO"W  in  the  morn  thy  seed ; 
At  eve  hold  not  thy  hand; 
To  doubt  and  fear  give  thou  no  heed, 
Broadcast  it  o'er  the  land. 

2  Thou  know'st  not  which  shall  thrive, 
The  late  or  early  sown; 

Grace  keeps  the  precious  germ  alive, 
"When  and  wherever  strown : 


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3  And  duly  shall  appear, 

In  verdure,  beauty,  strength. 
The  tender  blade,  the  stalk,  the  ear, 
And  the  full  corn  at  length. 

4  Thou  canst  not  toil  in  vain: 
Cold,  heat,  and  moist,  and  dry, 

Shall  foster  and  mature  the  grain 
For  garners  in  the  sky, 

Q49  c.  M. 

TJie  race  for  glory. 

AWAKE,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve, 
And  press  with  vigor  on; 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2  'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice 
That  calls  thee  from  on  high; 

'Tis  he  whose  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye. 

3  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 
Hold  thee  in  full  survey ; 

Forget  the  steps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  thy  way. 

4  Blest  Saviour !  introduced  by  thee, 
Our  race  have  we  begun  ; 

And  crowned  with  vict'ry,  at  thy  feet 
"We'll  lay  our  trophies  down. 

Q50  5s  &  ts. 

Breast  tTie  wave,  Christian. 

BREAST  the  wave.  Christian, 
"When  it  is  strongest ; 
"Watch  for  day,  Christian, 

"When  the  night's  longest. 
Onward  and  onward  still 

Be  thine  endeavor; 
The  rest  that  remaineth 
Shall  be  forever. 


16^  HYMNS. 

2  Fight  the  fight,  Christian, 
Jesus  is  o'er  thee ; 

Run  the  race,  Christian, 

Heaven  is  before  thee. 
He  that  hath  promised 

Faltereth  never; 
The  love  of  eternity 

Flows  on  forever. 

3  Lift  the  eye,  Christian, 
Just  as  it  closeth  ; 

Raise  the  heart,  Christian, 

Ere  it  reposeth. 
Thee  from  the  love  of  Christ 

Nothing  shall  sever, 
Mount  when  thy  work  is  done; 

Praise  him  forever! 

251  0.  M. 

Prayer  for  thankfulness. 

FATHER,  whate'er  of  earthly  bhss 
Thy  sovereign  will  denies. 
Accepted  at  thy  throne  of  grace 
Let  this  petition  rise: 

2  Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 
From  every  murmur  free ; 

The  blessings  of  thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  me  live  to  thee. 

3  Let  the  sweet  hope  that  thou  art  mine 
My  life  and  death  attend ; 

Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine. 
And  crown  my  journey's  end. 

252  s  M. 

TTve  whole  armor  of  God. 

SOLDIERS  of  Christ,  arise, 
And  put  your  armor  on. 
Strong  in  the  strength  which  God  supplies 
Through  his  eternal  Son ; 


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Strong  in  the  Lord  of  hosts, 

And  in  his  mighty  power, 
"Who  in  the  strength  of  Jesus  trusts, 

Is  more  than  conqueror, 

2  Stand  then  in  his  great  might, 

"With  all  his  strength  endued ; 
But  take,  to  arm  you  for  the  fight, 

The  panoply  of  God ; 
That  having  all  things  done. 

And  all  your  conflicts  past, 
Te  may  o'ereome,  through  Christ  alone, 

And  stand  entire  at  last. 

253  C.  M. 

There  is  a  cross  and  a  crown  for  me. 

MUST  Jesus  bear  the  cross  alone, 
And  all  the  world  go  free  ? 
No ;  there's  a  cross  for  every  one, 
And  there's  a  cross  for  me. 

2  How  happy  are  the  saints  above, 
"Who  once  went  sorrowing  here ! 

But  now  they  taste  unmingled  love 
And  joy  without  a  tear. 

3  The  consecrated  cross  I'll  bear 
Till  death  shall  set  me  free, 

And  then  go  home,  my  crown  to  wear; 
For  there's  a  crown  for  me. 

4  Upon  tlie  crystal  pavement,  down 
At  Jesus'  pierced  feet, 

Joyful  I'll  cast  my  golden  crown. 
And  his  dear  name  repeat ; 

5  And  palms  shaU  wave,  and  harps  shall  ring 
Beneath  heaven's  arches  high  ; 

The  Lord  that  lives,  the  ransomed  sing. 
That  lives  no  more  to  die. 


164  HYMNS. 

254,  68  &  48 

CTirist  our  tonfidence. 

MY  faith  looks  up  to  thee, 
Thou  Lamb  of  Calvary  ; 
Saviour  divine. 
Now  hear  me  while  I  pray; 
Take  all  my  guilt  away; 
0  let  me,  from  this  day, 
Be  wholly  thine. 

2  May  thy  rich  grace  impart 
Strength  to  my  fainting  heart; 

My  zeal  inspire: 
As  thou  hast  died  for  me, 
O  may  my  love  to  thee 
Pure,  warm,  and  changeless  be; 

A  living  fire. 

3  "While  life's  dark  maze  I  tread, 
And  griefs  around  me  spread, 

Be  thou  my  guide; 
Bid  darkness  turn  to  day, 
Wipe  sorrow's  tears  away, 
Nor  let  me  ever  stray 

From  thee  aside. 

4  When  ends  life's  transient  dream, 
When  death's  cold,  sullen  stream 

Shall  o'er  me  roll, 
Blest  Saviour,  then  in  love, 
Fear  and  distress  remove ; 
0  bear  me  safe  above, 

A  ransomed  soul. 

Q55  0.  M. 

Triumphant  joy . 

MY  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
The  Hfe  of  my  delights, 
The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights ; 


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2  In  darkest  shades,  if  thou  appoa/, 
My  dawning  is  begun  ; 

Thou  art  my  soul's  bright  morning  star, 
And  thou  my  rising  sun. 

3  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine 
With  beams  of  sacred  bhss, 

If  Jesus  shows  his  mercy  mine, 
And  whispers  I  am  his. 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay 
At  that  transporting  word, 

Eun  up  ^vith  joy  the  shining  way, 
To  see  and  praise  my  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death, 
I'd  break  through  every  foe; 

The  wings  of  love  and  arms  of  faith 
Would  bear  me  conqu'ror  through. 


Q56  _         8s  &  -78. 

Desiring  sanctification. 

LOYE  divine,  all  love  excelling, 
Joy  of  lieaven,  to  earth  come  down ; 
Fix  in  us  thy  humble  dwelling; 

All  thy  faithful  mercies  crown : 
Jesus,  thou  art  all  compassion  : 

Pure,  unbounded  love  thou  art; 
Visit  us  with  thy  salvation  ; 
Enter  every  trembling  heart, 

2  Breathe,  0  breathe  thy  Holy  Spirit 

Into  every  troubled  breast ; 
Let  us  all  thy  grace  inherit; 

Let  us  find  thy  promised  rest: 
Take  away  tlie  love  of  sinning ; 

Let  our  love  be  fixed  on  thee ; 
End  the  work  of  thy  beginning ; 

Set  our  hearts  at  liberty. 


166  HYMNS. 

3  Finish  then  thy  new  creation; 

Pure  and  holy  may  we  be; 
Let  us  see  thy  great  salvation 

Perfectly  restored  in  thee  ; 
Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place, 
Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 


257  c.  M. 

At  evening  time  it  shall  "be  ligM. 

¥E  journey  through  a  vale  of  tears, 
By  many  a  cloud  o'ercast ; 
And  worldly  cares  and  worldly  fears 
Go  with  us  to  the  last. 

2  Not  to  the  last !     Thy  word  hath  said, 
Could  we  but  read  aright, 

Poor  pilgrim,  lift  in  hope  thy  head; 
At  eve  it  shall  be  light. 

3  Though  earth-born  shadows  now  may  shroud 
Thy  thorny  path  a  while, 

God's  blessed  word  can  part  each  cloud, 
And  bid  the  sunshine  smile. 

4  Only  believe,  in  living  faith, 
His  love  and  power  divine. 

And  ere  thy  sun  shall  set  in  death. 
His  light  shall  round  thee  shine. 

5  When  tempest  clouds  are  dark  on  high, 
His  bow  of  love  and  peace 

Shines  sweetly  in  the  vaulted  sky, 
A  pledge  that  storms  shall  cease. 

6  Hold  on  thy  way,  with  hope  unchilled, 
By  faith  and  not  by  sight. 

And  thou  shalt  own  his  word  fulfilled; 
At  eve  it  shall  be  light. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LITE.  167 

258  6s  &  4s. 

Nearer^  my  God^  to  fhett. 

NEARER,  my  God,  lo  ihee, 
Nearer  to  thee! 
E'en  though  it  be  a  cross 

That  raiseth  me! 
Still  all  my  soug  shall  be, 
Nearer,  ray  God,  to  thee. 
Nearer  to  thee! 

2  Though  like  the  wanderer, 
The  sun  gone  down, 

Darkness  be  over  rae, 

My  rest  a  stone  ; 
Yet  in  my  dreams  I'd  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee. 

Nearer  to  thee. 

3  Then,  with  my  waking  thoughts 
Briglit  with  thy  praise, 

Out  of  my  stony  griefs 

Bethel  Til  raise; 
So  by  m}^  woes  to  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee ! 

4  Or,  if  on  joyful  wing,  ^ 
Cleaving  the  sky, 

Sun,  moon,  and  stars  forgot, 

Upward  I  fly; 
Still  all  my  song  shall  be. 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee, 

Nearer  to  thee ! 

259  c.  M. 

Purity  of  Jieart. 

OFOR  a  heart  to  praise  my  God  I 
A  heart  from  sin  set  free ! 
A  heart  that's  sprinkled  with  the  blood 
So  freely  shed  for  me. 
16 


168  HYMNS. 

2  0  for  a  heart  submissive,  meek, 
My  great  Redeemer's  throne, 

"Where  only  Chnst  is  heard  to  speak, 
Where  Jesus  reigns  alone  I 

3  0  for  an  humble,  contrite  heart, 
Believing,  true,  and  clean, 

Which  neither  life  nor  death  can  part 
From  him  that  dwells  within  1 

4  Thy  temper,  gracious  Lord,  impart; 
Come  quickly  from  above  ; 

0  write  thy  name  upon  my  heart; 
Thy  name,  0  God,  is  love. 

260  8s  &  Ts. 

Mercies  gratefully  acknowledged. 

COME,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing, 
Tune  my  heart  to  sing  thy  grace ; 
Streams  of  mercy,  never  ceasing. 
Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 

2  Teach  me  some  melodious  measure, 
Sung  by  raptured  saints  above; 

Fill  my  soul  with  sacred  pleasure, 
While  I  sing  redeeming  love. 

3  By  thy  hand  sustained,  defended, 
Safe  through  life,  thus  far,  I've  come; 

Safely,  Lord,  when  life  is  ended. 
Bring  me  to  my  heavenly  home. 

4  Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 
Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God ; 

He  to  save  my  soul  from  danger. 
Interposed  his  precious  blood. 

5  0,  to  grace  how  great  a  debtor 
Daily  I'm  oonstrained  to  be ! 

Let  thy  goodness,  like  afetter. 
Bind  my  wanderiug  heart  to  tiiee^ 


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6  Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it; 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  I  love; 
Here's  my  heart;  0,  take  and  seal  it; 

Seal  it  from  thy  courts  above. 

Q61  c.  M. 

A  throne  of  grace. 

A  THRONE  of  grace !  then  let  us  go 
And  offer  up  our  prayer  ; 
A  gracious  God  will  mercy  show 
To  all  that  worship  there. 

2  A  throne  of  grace !  0,  at  that  throne 
Our  knees  have  often  bent, 

And  God  has  showered  his  blessings  down 
As  often  as  we  went. 

3  A  throne  of  grace !  rejoice,  ye  saints , 
That  throne  is  open  still ; 

To  God  unbosom  your  complaints, 
And  then  inquire  his  will. 

4  A  throne  of  grace  we  yet  shall  need 
Long  as  we  draw  our  breath, 

A  Saviour,  too,  to  intercede, 
Till  we  are  changed  by  death. 

5  The  throne  of  glory  then  shall  glow 
With  beams  from  Jesus'  face, 

And  we  no  longer  want  shall  know, 
Nor  need  a  throne  of  grace. 

Q62  Ss  &  78. 

Seal  my  heart. 

TAKE  my  heart,  0  Father !  take  it ; 
Make  and  keep  it  all  thine  own : 
Let  thy  Spirit  melt  and  break  it; 

Turn  to  flesh  this  heart  of  stone. 
Heavenly  Father,  deign  to  mould  it 

In  obedience  to  thy  will ; 
And  as  passing  years  unfold  it, 
Keep  it  ««ek  aad  rhUdiiWe  still. 


1 70  HYMNS. 

2  Father,  make  it  pure  and  lowly, 

Peaceful,  kind,  and  far  from  strife, 
Turning  from  tlie  paths  unholy 

Of  this  vain  and  sinful  life. 
May  the  blood  of  Jesus  heal  it. 

And  its  sins  be  all  forgiven: 
Holy  Spirit,  take  and  seal  it ; 

Guide  it  in  the  path  to  heaven. 

363  L.M. 

The  Gospel  exemplified  in  fhe  conduct. 

SO  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
The  holy  Gospel  v-e  profess ; 
So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

2  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honors  of  our  Saviour  God, 
When  his  salvation  reigns  within. 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin. 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  denied, 
Ambition,  envy,  lust,  and  pride  ; 

"While  justice,  temperance,  truth,  and  love, 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 

4  Eehgion  bears  our  spirits  up. 
While  we  expect  that  blessed  hope, 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 

364  .  6s  &  4s. 

Heaven  is  my  Tiome. 

I'M  but  a  stranger  here, 
Heaven  is  my  home. 
Earth  is  a  desert  drear. 

Heaven  is  my  home. 
Dangers  and  sorrows  stand 
Round  me  on  every  hand. 
Heaven  is  my  Father-land, 
HeaveE  is  my  home. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE.  l7l 

2  What  though  the  tempest  rage  ? 

Heaven  is  ray  home. 
Short  is  my  pilgrimage, 

Heaven  is  my  home. 
Time's  cold  and  wintry  blast 
Soon  will  be  overpast, 
I  shall  reach  home  at  last, 

Heaven  is  my  home. 

3  There  at  the  Saviour's  side, 

Heaven  is  my  home, 
I  shall  be  glorified, 

Heaven  is  my  home. 
There  ar6  the  good  and  blest, 
Those  I  love  most  and  best ; 
There,  too,  I  soon  shall  rest, 

Heaven  is  my  home. 

Q65  C.  M. 

Soldier  of  the  Cross. 

AM  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 
A  follower  of  the  Lamb, 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause 
Or  blush  to  speak  his  name  ? 

2  Shall  I  be  carried  to  the  skies 
On  flowery  beds  of  ease, 

"While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas  ? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face? 
Must  I  not  stem  the  flood? 

Is  this  vain  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  God? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign: 
Increase  my  courage,  Lord! 

I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thj  word. 


172  HTMNS. 

5  Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious  war, 
Shall  conquer,  though  they  die ; 

They  see  the  triumph  from  afar, 
By  faith  they  bring  it  nigh. 

6  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 
And  all  thy  armies  shine 

In  robes  of  victory  througli  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine. 

0,66  S.  M. 

Prayer  for  watchfulness. 

A  CHARGE  to  keep  I  have, 
A  God  to  glorify ; 
A  never-dying  soul  to  save 

And  fit  it  for  the  sky. 
To  serve  the  present  age, 

My  calling  to  fulfill, 
0  may  it  all  my  powers  engage. 

To  do  my  Master's  will. 
2  Arm  me  with  jealous  care, 

As  in  thy  sight  to  live  ; 
And  0,  thy  servant.  Lord,  prepare, 

A  strict  account  to  give. 
Help  me  to  watch  and  pray. 

And  on  thyself  rely, 
Assured,  if  I  my  trust  betray, 

I  shall  forever  die. 

267  L.  M. 

J!fot  ashamed  of  Christ. 

JESUS,  and  shall  it  ever  be 
A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  thee? 
Ashamed  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  shine  through  endless  days? 
2  Ashamed  of  Jesus  I  tliat  dear  Friend 
On  whom  my  Iiopes  of  heaven  depend? 
No  I  when  I  blush,  be  this  my  shame : 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 


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3  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  yes,  I  may, 
When  I've  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

4  Till  then,  nor  is  ray  boasting  vain ; 
Till  then,  I  boast  a  Saviour  slain ; 
And  0,  may  this  my  glory  be. 

That  Christ  is  not  ashamed  of  me. 

368  c.  M. 

Purposes  of  God  devc'oped  by  Ms  providence. 

&0D  moves  in  a  mysterious  way, 
His  wonders  to  perform; 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Te  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take; 
The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 

Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
With  blessings  on  your  head. 

3  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 
But  trust  him  for  liis  grace ; 

Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

4  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 
Unfolding  every  hour; 

The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

5  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 
And  scan  his  work  in  vain ; 

God  is  his  own  mterpreter. 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

969  S.  M. 

The  wellr-fougTvb  day. 

PRAY  without  ceasing,  pray, 
(Your  Captain  gives  the  word;) 
His  summons  cheerfully  obey, 
And  call  »vwn  the  Lord; 


174  HYMXS. 

To  God  your  every  want 

In  instant  prayer  display ; 
Pray  always;  pray,  and  never  faint; 

Pray,  without  ceasing,  pray. 
2  From  strength  to  strength  go  on-; 

"Wrestle,  and  fight,  and  pray; 
Tread  all  the  powers  of  darkness  down. 

And  win  the  well-fought  day; 
Still  let  the  Spirit  cry. 

In  all  his  soldiers.  Come, 
Till  Christ,  the  Lord,  descend  from  high, 

And  take  the  conqu'rors  home. 

Q70  4  6s  &  2  8s. 

''Ahia,  Father.'' 

ARISE,  my  soul,  arise; 
Shake  off  thy  guilty  fears  ; 
The  bleeding  Sacrifice 

In  ray  behalf  appears  ; 
Before  the  throne  my  Surety  stands; 
My  name  is  written  on  his  hands. 

2  Five  bleeding  wounds  he  bears, 
Received  on  Calvary ; 

They  pour  effectual  prayers, 

The}^  strongly  plead  for  me: 
Forgive  him,  0  forgive,  they  cry, 
Nor  let  that  ransomed  sinner  die. 

3  The  Father  liears  him  pray, 
His  dear  anointed  One; 

He  cannot  turn  away 

The  presence  of  his  Son : 
His  Spirit  answers  to  the  blood, 
And  tells  me  I  am  born  of  God. 

4  My  God  is  reconciled; 

His  pard'ning  voice  I  hear ; 
He  owns  me  for  his  child; 

I  can  no  longer  fear: 
"With  confidence  I  now  draw  nigh, 
And  Father,  Abba,  Father,  cry. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE.  175 

Q71  C    M. 

Earthly  pleasures  dangerous. 

HOW  vain  are  all  things  here  below  I 
How  false,  and  \et  h,ow  fair! 
Each  pleasure  hath  its  poison  too, 
And  every  sweet  a  snare. 

2  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky 
Shine  with  deceiving  light; 

"We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigh, 
Where  we  possess  delight. 

3  Our  dearest  joys,  our  nearest  friends, 
The  partners  of  our  blood, 

How  they  divide  our  wavering  minds. 
And  leave  but  half  for  God ! 

4  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 
How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense  1 

Thither  the  warm  affections  move, 
Nor  can  we  call  them  thence. 

5  Dear  Saviour,  let  thy  beauties  be 
My  soul's  eternal  food, 

And  grace  command  my  heart  away 
From  all  created  good, 

372  8s,  7s,  &  4. 

(9,  be  my  guule. 
piUIDE  me,  0  thou  great  Jehovah, 
vT  Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land; 

1  ain  weak,  but  thou  art  mighty ; 
Hold  me  with  thy  powerful  hand ; 

Bread  of  heaven, 
Feed  me  till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open  thou  the  crystal  fountain 
Whence  the  healing  waters  flow; 

Let  the  fiery,  cloudy  pillar 
Lead  me  all  my  journey  through: 

Strong  Deliverer, 
Be  thou  still  my  strength  and  shield 


170  HYMNS. 

3  "When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 
Bid  the  swelling  stream  divide ; 

Death  of  death,  and  hell's  destruction, 
Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side; 

Songs  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  thee, 

Q73  0.  M, 

Exhortation  to  Christian  activity. 

MY  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  so? 
Awake,  my  sluggish  soul  I 
Nothing  has  half  thy  work  to  do, 
Yet  nothing's  half  so  dull. 

2  Go  to  the  ants  1  for  one  poor  grain 

See  how  they  toil  and  strive  ; 
Yet  we,  who  have  a  heaven  t'  obtain, 
How  negligent  we  live! 

3  We,  for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands, 
And  stars  their  courses  move ; 

"We,  for  whose  guard  the  angel  bands 
Come  flying  from  above  ; 

4  "We,  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  down, 

And  labored  for  our  good. 
How  careless  to  secure  that  crown 
He  purchased  with  his  blood  I 

5  Lord,  shall  we  lie  so  sluggish  still, 
And  never  act  our  parts  ? 

Come,  holy  Dove,  from  th'  heavenly  hill, 
And  warm  our  frozen  hearts. 

a74  -Ts  &  6s. 

Press  for  tJie  prize. 

EISE,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings. 
Thy  better  portion  trace; 
Rise  from  transitory  things 
Toward  heaven,  thy  native  place: 


THE   RELIGIOUS   LIFE.  177 

Sun,  and  moon,  and  stars  decay, 
Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove; 

Kise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away 
To  seats  prepared  above. 

2  Rivers  to  the  ocean  run, 
Nor  stay  in  all  their  course; 

Fire,  ascending,  seeks  the  sun. 
Both  speed  them  to  their  source : 

So  the  soul  that's  born  of  God 
Pants  to  see  his  glorious  face, 

Upward  tends  to  his  abode, 
To  rest  in  his  embrace. 

3  Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  cease  to  mourn; 
Press  onward  to  the  prize; 

Soon  our  Saviour  will  return 

Triumphant  in  the  skies  ; 
Yet  a  season,  and  you  know 

Happy  entrance  will  be  given; 
All  our  sorrows  left  below. 

And  earth  exchanged  for  heaven. 


Q75  6s  &  5a. 

Little  drops  of  water. 

LITTLE  drops  of  water. 
Little  grains  of  sand, 
Make  the  mighty  ocean 
And  the  beauteous  land; 

2  And  the  little  moments, 
Humble  though  they  be, 

Make  the  mighty  ages 
Of  eternity 

3  Sb  ?ur  little  errors 
Lead  the  soul  away 

From  the  paths  of  virtue, 
Oft  in  sin  to  stray. 


178  HYMNS. 

4  Little  deeds  of  kindness, 
Little  words  of  love, 

Make  our  earth  an  Eden, 
Tiike  the  heaven  above. 

5  Little  seeds  of  mercj, 
Sown  by  youthful  hands, 

Grow  to  bless  the  nations 
Far  in  heathen  lands. 


Q76  8s,  Is,  &  4. 

Daily  work  to  do. 

IN  the  vinej^ard  of  our  Father 
Daily  work  we  find  to  do ; 
Scattered  gleanings  we  may  gather, 
Though  we  are  but  young  and  few; 

Little  clusters 
Help  to  fill  the  garners,  too. 

2  Toiling  early  in  the  morning, 
Catching  moments  through  the  day, 

Nothing  small  or  lowly  scorning, 
As  along  our  path  we  stray: 

Gathering  gladly 
Free-will  offerings  by  the  way. 

3  Up  and  ever  at  our  calling, 

Till  in  death  our  lips  are  dumb ; 
Or  till,  sin's  dominion  falling, 

Christ  shall  in  his  kingdom  come, 

And  his  children 
Reach  their  everlasting  home. 

4  Steadfast,  then,  in  our  endeavor, 
Heavenly  Father,  may  we  be  ; 

And  forever  and  forever 

"We  will  give  the  praise  to  thee. 

Halleluiah  I 
Singing  all  oteEiity. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE.  1^9 

277  L.  M. 

He  livctJi  long  wJio  liveth  well. 

HE  liveth  long-  who  liveth  well  I 
All  other  hfe  is  short  and  vain; 
He  liveth  longest  who  can  tell 
Of  living  most  lor  heavenly  gam. 

2  He  liveth  long  v  ho  liveth  well  I 
All  else  is  being  flnng  away ; 

He  liveth  longest  who  can  tell 

Of  true  things  truly  done  each  day. 

3  Waste  not  thy  being ;  back  to  Him 
Who  freely  gave  it,  freely  give; 

Else  is  that  being  but  a  dream, 
'Tis  but  to  be,  and  not  to  live. 

4  Fill  up  each  hour  with  what  will  last; 
Buy  up  the  moments  as  they  go ; 

The  life  above  when  this  is  past 
Is  the  ripe  fruit  of  life  below. 

278  c.  M. 

The  shadow  of  the  Cross. 

OPPRPJSSfi^D  with  noonday's  scorching  heat, 
To  yonder  cross  I  flee ; 
Beneath  its  shelter  take  ray  seat : 
No  shade  like  this  for  me ! 

2  Beneath  tliat  cross  clear  waters  burst, 
A  fountain  sparkling  free  ; 

And  there  I  quench  my  desert  thirst ; 
No  spring  like  this  for  me  ! 

3  For  burdened  ones  a  resting-place 
Beside  that  cross  I  see ; 

Here  I  cast  off  my  weariness ; 
No  rest  like  this  for  me ! 

4  A  stranger  here,  I  pitch  my  teat 
Beneatli  this  spreading  tree  ; 

Here  sliall  ray  pilgrim  life  be  spent, 
No  home  like  this  for  me  I 


1 80  HYMNS. 

^79  8s  &  la. 

Tlie  elder  hr other. 

YES,  for  me,  for  me  he  careth 
With  a  brother's  tender  care ; 
Yes,  with  me,  with  me  he  shareth 
Every  burden,  every  fear. 

2  Yes,  o'er  me,  o'er  me  he  watcl/eth, 
Ceaseless  watcheth,  night  and  day; 

Yes,  e'en  me,  e'en  me  he  snatcheth 
From  the  perils  of  the  way. 

3  Yes,  for  me  he  standeth  pleading, 
At  the  mercy-seat  above ; 

Ever  for  me  interceding, 
Constant  in  imtiring  love. 

4  Yes,  in  me  abroad  he  sheddeth 
Joys  unearthly,  love  and  light ; 

And  to  cover  me  he  spreadeth 
His  paternal  wing  of  night. 

5  Yes,  in  me,  in  me  he  dwelleth; 
I  in  him,  and  he  in  me  I 

And  my  empty  soul  he  filleth 
Here  and  through  eternity. 

6  Thus  I  wait  for  his  returning, 
Singing  all  the  way  to  heaven; 

Such  the  joyful  song  of  morning, 
Such  the  tranquil  song  of  even. 

^80  L.  M. 

TJie  useful  life. 

ri  0  labor  on ;  spend  and  be  spent, 
vT  Thy  joy  to  do  the  Father's  will; 
It  is  the  way  the  Master  went. 

Should  not  the  servant  tread  it  still? 
2  Go  labor  on;   'tis  not  for  naught; 

Thy  earthly  loss  is  heavenly  gain; 
Men  heed  thee,  lov^e  thee,  praise  tliee  not ; 

The  Mast^  prsuses'^wbat  ace«ea? 


THE   EELICOUS    LIFE.  181 

3  GrO  labor  on;  enough  while  here, 
If  he  shall  praise  thee,  if  he  deign 

Thy  willing  heart  to  mark  and  cheer; 
No  toil  for  him  shall  be  in  vain. 

4  Toil  on';  faint  not;  keep  watch,  and  pray; 
Be  wise  the  erring  soul  to  win; 

Go  forth  into  the  world's  highway, 
Compel  the  wanderer  to  conio  in. 

5  Toil  on,  and  in  thy  toil  rejoice ; 
For  toil  comes  rest,  for  exile  home ; 

Soon  shalt  thou  hear  the  bridegroom's  voice, 
The  midnight  peal,  "Behold,  I  comel" 

281  c.  M. 

Mine  and  thine. 

ALL  that  I  was;  ray  sin,  my  guilt, 
My  death,   was  all  my  own; 
All  that  I  am  I  owe  to  thee, 
My  gracious  God,  alone. 

2  The  evil  of  my  former  state 
"Was  mine  and  only  mine ; 

The  good  in  which  I  now  rejoice 
Is  thine  and  only  thine. 

3  The  darkness  of  my  former  state, 
The  bondage,  all  was  mine ; 

The  light  of  life  in  which  I  walk, 
The  liberty,  is  thine. 

4  All  that  I  am,  even  here  on  earth. 
All  that  I  hope  to  be 

"When  Jesus  comes  and  glory  dawns. 
I' owe  it,  Lord,  to  thee. 

a82  c.  M. 

'  Tis  /,  he  not  afraid. 

WHEN  waves  of  sorrow  round  me  swell, 
My  soul  is  not  dismayed; 
I  hear  a  voice  I  know  full  well, 
"'Tis  I,  be  sot  afraid." 


182  HYMXS. 

2  When  black  tlie  tlireat'nin^  clouds  appear, 
And  storms  my  path  invade, 

That  voice  shall  trauquilize  each  fear, 
"  'Tis  I,  be  not  afraid." 

3  There  is  a  gulf  that  must  be  cossed ; 
Saviour  !  be  near  to  aid  ; 

Whisper  when  mv  frail  bark  is  tossed, 
'"Tis  I,  be  not"'afraid." 

4  There  is  a  dark  and  fearful  vale 
Death  hides  within  its  shade  ; 

0  say  when  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail, 
"  'Tis  I,  be  not  afraid." 

Q83  83  &  6. 

Thy  will  ie  done. — Tunk,  "  Just  as  I  am?'' 

MY  God,  my  Father,  while  I  stray 
Far  from  my  home  on  life's  rough  way, 

0  teach  me  from  my  heart  to  say, 

"Thy  will,  let  it  be  done." 

2  If  thou  shouldst  call  me  to  resign 
What  most  I  prize,  it  ne'er  was  mine; 

1  only  yield  thee  what  was  thine  I 

"  Thy  will,  let  it  be  done." 

3  If  but  my  fainting  heart  be  blest 
With  thy  sweet  Spirit  for  its  guest. 
My  God,  to  thee  I  leave  the  rest — 

"Thy  will,  let  it  be  done." 

4  And  when  on  earth  I  breathe  no  more 
The  prayer  oft  mixed  vvith  tears  before, 
I'll  sing  upon  a  happier  shore, 

"  Thy  will,  let  it  be  done." 

Q84  8s  &  G. 

Plead  for  me. — Tune,  "  Jv^t  0£  I  am?^ 

OTHOU,  the  contrite  sinner's  friend, 
Wlio,  loving,  lov'st  them  to  the  end, 
On  this  aione  mj'-  hopes  depend. 
That  tLou  wilt  plead  for  ma 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE.  183 

2  When,  wearj  in  the  Christian  race, 
Far  off  appears  my  resting-place, 
And,  fainting,  I  mistrust  thy  grace, 

Then,  Saviour,  plead  for  me. 

3  When  I  have  erred  and  gone  astray, 
Afar  from  thine  and  wisdom's  way, 
And  see  no  glimm'ring,  guiding  ray, 

Still,  Saviour,  plead  for  me. 

4  And  when  my  dying  hour  draws  near, 
Darkened  with  conflict,  pain,  and  fear, 
Then  to  my  fainting  sight  appear, 

Pleading  in  heaven  for  me. 


285  "73  &  6a. 

The  Cross  of  Jesvs. 

I  SAW  the  cross  of  Jesus 
When  burdened  with  my  sin ; 
I  sought  the  cross  of  Jesus 
To  give  me  peace  within: 

1  brouglit  my  sin  to  Jesus ; 
He  cleansed  it  in  his  blood; 

And  in  the  cross  of  Jesus 
I  found  my  peace  with  God. 

2  I  love  the  cross  of  Jesus, 
It  tells  me  Vv'hat  I  am ; 

A  vile  and  guilty  creature, 
Saved  only  through  the  Lamb. 

No  righteousness,  no  merit, 
No  beauty  can  I  plead; 

Yet  in  the  cross  I  glory, 
My  title  there  I  read. 

3  I  clasp  the  cross  of  Jesua 
In  every  trying  hour, 

My  sure  and  certain  refuge. 

My  never-failing  tower. 

17 


194  HYMNS. 

Id  every  fear  and  conflict, 
I  more  than  conqu'ror  am, 

Living  I'm  safe,  or  dying, 

Through  Christ  the  risen  Lamb. 

4  Sweet  is  the  cross  of  Jesus ! 

There  let  my  weary  heart 
Still  rest  in  perfect  peace, 

TiU  life  itself  depart. 
And  then  in  strains  of  glory 

I'll  sing  thy  wondrous  power, 
"Where  sm  can  never  enter, 

And  death  is  known  no  more. 

^86  c.  M. 

Prayer. 

PRAYER  is  the  breath  of  God  in  man, 
Returning  whence  it  came  ; 
Love  is  the  sacred  fire  within. 
And  prayer  the  rising  flame. 

2  It  gives  the  burdened  spirit  ease. 
And  soothes  the  troubled  breast : 

Yields  comfort  to  the  mourning  soul. 
And  to  the  weary  rest. 

3  The  prayers  and  praises  of  tlie  saints 
Like  precious  odors  sweet, 

Ascend  and  spread  a  rich  perfume 
Around  the  mercy  seat. 

4  "When  God  inclines  the  heart  to  pra7, 
He  hath  an  ear  to  hear; 

To  him  there's  music  in  a  groan, 
And  beauty  in  a  tear. 

5  The  humble  suppliant  cannot  fail 
To  have  his  wants  supplied, 

Since  He  for  sinners  intercedes 
"Who  once  for  sinners  died. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFfi,  186 

287  4  6s  &  2  88. 

The  Lord  our  Refuge. 

THE  Lord  our  refuge  is, 
And  ever  will  remain; 
Since  he  hath  made  us  his, 

He  wiU  our  cause  maintain; 
In  vain  our  enemies  oppose, 
For  God  is  stronger  than  his  foes. 

2  The  Lord  our  portion  is, 
What  can  we  wish  for  more? 

As  long  as  we  are  his, 

"We  never  can  be  poor: 
In  vain  do  earth  and  heU  oppose, 
For  God  is  stronger  than  his  foes. 

3  The  Lord  our  Shepherd  is. 
He  knows  our  every  need ; 

And  since  we  now  are  his, 

His  care  our  souls  will  feed : 
In  vain  do  sin  and  death  oppose, 
For  God  is  stronger  than  his  foes. 

4  Our  God  our  Father,  is, 

Our  names  are  on  his  heart; 
"We  ever  shall  be  his, 

He  ne'er  from  us  will  part : 
In  vain  the  world  and  flesh  oppose, 
For  God  is  stronger  than  his  foes. 

288  6s  &  4s. 

Jesus.,  nvyLord. 

JESUS,  thy  name  I  love. 
All  other  names  above, 
Jesus,  my  Lordl 
0 1  thou  art  all  to  me. 
Nothing  to  please  I  see, 
Nothing  apart  from  thee, 
J«sus,  my  Lord! 


186  HYMNS. 

2  Thou  blessed  Son  of  God 
Hast  bought  me  with  thy  blood, 

Jesus,  my  Lordl 
How  great   to  me  thy  love, 
All  other  loves  above, 
Love  that  I  daily  prove, 

Jesus,  my  Lordl 

3  When  unto  thee  I  flee. 
Thou  wilt  my  refuge  be, 

Jesus,  my  Lord! 
What  need  I  now  to  fear, 
What  earthly  grief  or  care, 
Since  thou  art  ever  near? 

Jesus,  my  Lord  I 

4  Soon  wilt  thou  come  again; 
I  shall  be  happy  then, 

Jesus,  my  Lord  I 
Then  thine  own  face  I'll  see, 
Then  I  shall  like  tiiee  be. 
Then  evermore  with  thee, 

Jesus,  my  Lordl 

389      _      „,  C.M. 

Thy  will  be  mine. 

ONE  prayer  I  have,  all  prayers  in  one, 
When  I  am  wholly  thine  ; 
Thy  will,  my  God,  thy  will  be  done, 
And  let  that  will  be  mine. 

2  All-wise,  Almighty,  and  All-good, 
In  thee  I  firmly  trust; 

Thy  ways,  unknown  or  understood. 
Are  merciful  and  just. 

3  May  I  remember,  that  to  thee 
Whate'er  I  have  I  owe ; 

And  back  in  gratitude  from  me 
May  all  thy  bounties  flow. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE.  187 

4  Thy  gifts  are  only  ±en  enjoyed 
When  used  as  talents  lent; 

Those  talents  only  well  employed 
When  in  thy  service  spent. 

5  Write  but  my  name  upon  the  roll 
Of  thy  redeemed  above ; 

Then  heart,  and  mind,  and  strength,  and  soul, 
I'll  love  thee  for  thy  love. 

a90  ,   .  c.M. 

Ajailgrim  here. 

APILGrRIM  through  this  lonely  world, 
The  blessed  Saviour  passed ; 
A  mourner  all  his  hfe  was  he, 
A  dying  Lamb  at  last. 

2  That  tender  heart  that  felt  for  all, 
For  all  its  life-blood  gave ; 

It  found  on  earth  no  resting-place, 
Save  only  in  the  grave. 

3  Such  was  our  Lord ;  and  shall  we  fear 
The  cross,  with  all  its  scorn  ? 

Or  love  a  faithless  evil  world, 
That  wreathed  his  brow  with  thorn  ? 

4  No !  facing  all  its  frowns  or  smiles, 
Like  him  obedient  still. 

We  homeward  press  through  storm  or  calm, 
To  Zion's  blessed  hill. 

991  s.  M. 

My  sins  are  blotted  ovt. 

MY  sins  are  blotted  out 
Since  Jesus  died  for  me ; 
My  times  are  in  a  Father's  hand, 

My  steps  in  his  decree. 
2  Jesus  in  heaven  appears. 

For  me  to  intercede ; 
And  countless  beo'^jfits  proclaim 
"The  Lord  is  risen  indeed," 


188  HYMXS. 

8  A  nttle  child  is  free 

From  carefulness  and  guile, 
Rests  in  a  mother's  guardian  love, 

And  waits  a  father's  smile. 
4  Father  of  spirits,  hear, 

Make  me  this  little  child ; 
May  I  delight  myself  in  thee, 

By  no  mistrust  defiled. 

Q92  S.  M. 

The  arl  of  God. 

LIKIB  Noah's  weary  dove 
That  soared  the  earth  around, 
But  not  a  resting-place  above 
The  cheerless  waters  found, 

2  0  cease,  my  wandering  soul, 
On  restless  wing  to  roam; 

All  the  wide  world,  to  either  pole, 
Has  not  for  thee  a  home. 

3  Behold  the  ark  of  God ; 
Behold  the  open  door; 

Hasten  to  gain  that  dear  abode, 
And  rove,  my  soul,  no  more. 

4  There,  safe  thou  shalt  abide ; 
There,  sweet  shall  be  thy  rest; 

And  every  longing  satisfied, 
"With  full  salvation  blessed. 

"^93  C.  M. 

TTie  pUgrim. 

STILL  onward  through  the  land  of  foes 
I  pass  in  pilgrim  guise; 
I  may  not  stop  to  seek  repose 
Where  cool  the  shadow  lies ; 
[  may  not  stoop  amid  the  grass 

To  pluck  earth's  fairest  flowers, 
Nor  by  her  springing  fountains 
The  sultry  noontide  hours. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE.  189 

2  Yet  flowers  I  wear  unoo  my  breast 
That  no  earth-garden  k.xjws, 

"White  lilies  of  immortal  peace, 

And  love's  deep-tinted  rose; 
And  there  the  blue-eyed  flowers  of  faith^ 

And  hope's  bright  buds  of  gold, 
As  lone  I  tread  the  upward  path. 

In  richest  hues  unfold. 

3  Painful  and  dark  the  pathway  seems 
To  distant  earthly  eyes; 

They  only  see  the  hedging  thorns 

On  either  side  that  rise ; 
They  cannot  know  how  soft  between 

The  flowers  of  love  are  strewn — 
The  simny  ways,  the  pastures  green, 

"Where  Jesus  leads  his  own ; 

4  They  cannot  see,  as  dark'ning  clouds 
Behind  the  pilgrim  close, 

How  far  adown  the  western  glade 

The  golden  glory  flows  ; 
They  cannot  hear,  'mid  earthly  din, 

The  song  to  pilgrims  known, 
Still  blending  with  the  angels'  hymn 

Around  the  wondrous  throne. 

Q94,  4  6s  &  2  88. 

Who  is  my  hrotJier  ? 

MUST  I  my  brother  keep 
And  share  his  pains  and  toil? 
And  weep  with  those  that  weep, 

And  smile  with  those  that  smile? 
Is  he  my  brother  to  whose  grief 

1  may  have  power  to  bring  relief? 

2  Must  I  his  burden  bear. 

As  though  it  were  my  own? 
And  do  as  I  would  care 

Should  to  myself  be  done  ? 
And  faithful  to  his  interests  prove, 
And  as  myself  my  neighbor  Ipve  ? 


190  HYMNS. 

3  Then  Jesus,  at  thy  feet, 
A  student  let  me  be, 

And  learn  as  it  is  meet, 

My  duty,  Lord,  of  thee; 
For  thou  didst  come  on  mercy's  plan, 
And  all  thy  lits  was  love  to  man. 

4  0  make  me  as  thou  art ; 
Thy  Spirit,  Lord,  bestow; 

The  kind  and  gentle  heart 

That  feels  anotlier's  woe  ; 
That  thus  I  may  be  hke  my  Head, 
And  in  my  Saviour's  footsteps  tread. 

295  Is  &  6a. 

Near  Jesus. 

I  WANT  to  live  near  Jesus, 
And  never  go  astray; 
To  feel  that  I  am  growing 

More  like  him  every  day; 
That  I  am  always  laying 

My  treasure  up  above, 
And  gaining  more  the  spirit 

Of  his  gentleness  and  love. 
2  I  want  such  steadfast  purpose 

My  mission  to  fulfill, 
That  it  may  be  mj^  meat  and  drink 

To  do  my  Father's  will; 
To  follow  in  his  footsteps, 

Who  never  turned  aside 
From  the  path  that  leads  to  heaven. 

Though  often  sorely  tried. 
2  0  may  I  live  near  Jesus, 

And  never  go  astray, 
And  every  sin-defiling  stain 

Shall  soon  be  washed  away ; 
And  I'll  bear  my  Master's  image, 

When  I  see  him  face  to  face, 
Then  earth  shall  lose  the  power 

Its  brightness  to  deface. 


THE    RELIGIOUS    LIFE.  191 

296  4  lines  1b. 
TTic  Christian. 

WHO  is  as  the  Christian  great? 
Bought  and  washed  with  sacred  blood; 
CrowBS  he  sees  beneath  his  feet, 
Soars  aloft  and  walks  with  God. 

2  Who  is  as  the  Christian  wise  ? 
He  his  naught  for  all  hath  given; 

Bought  the  pearl  of  greatest  price, 
Nobly  bartered  earth  for  heaven, 

3  Who  is  as  the  Christian  blest? 

He  hath  found  the  long-sought  stone; 
He  is  joined  to  Christ,  his  rest, 
He  and  happiness  are  one. 

4  Earth  and  heaven  together  meet. 
Gifts  in  him  and  graces  join ; 

Make  the  character  complete, 
All  immortal,  all  divine. 

297  C.  M. 

ril  turn  to  TTiee. 

JESUS,  in  sickness  and  in  pain. 
Be  near  to  succor  me ; 
My  sinking  spirit  still  sustain ; 
To  thee  I  turn,  to  thee. 

2  When  cares  and  sorrows  thicken  round. 
And  nothing  bright  I  see, 

In  thee  alone  can  help  be  found; 
To  thee  I  turn,  to  thee. 

3  Should  strong  temptations  fierce  assail, 
And  Satan  buffet  me, 

Then  in  thy  strength  will  I  prevail, 
While  stUl  I  turn  to  thee. 

4  Through  all  my  pilgrimage  below, 
Whate'er  my  lot  may  be. 

In  joy  or  sadness,  weal  or  woe, 
Jesus,  I'll  turn  to  thee. 


192  HYMNS. 

298  4  Unes  7b. 

Conflict  tcith  sin. 

BRETHREN,  while  we  sojourn  here, 
Fight  we  must,  but  should  not  fear; 
Foes  we  have,  but  we've  a  Friend, 
One  that  loves  us  to  the  end; 
Forward,  then,  with  courage  go; 
Long  we  shall  not  dwell  below; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 
"Child,  your  Father  calls,  Come  home." 

2  In  the  way  a  thousand  snares 
Lie  to  takes  us  unawares; 
Satan,  with  malicious  art, 
"Watches  each  unguarded  part: 
But  from  Satan's  malice  free. 
Saints  shall  soon  victorious  be; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 
"Child,  your  Father  calls,  Come  home." 

3  But  of  all  the  foes  we  meet, 
None  so  oft  mislead  our  feet. 
None  betray  us  into  sin 

Like  the  foes  that  dwell  within ; 
Yet  let  nothing  spoil  our  peace, 
Christ  shall  also  conquer  these ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 
"  Child,  your  Father  calls,  Come  home." 

Q99  c.  M. 

The  example  of  the  faithful. 

RISE,  0  my  soul,  pursue  the  path 
By  ancient  worthies  trod; 
Aspiring,  view  those  holy  men 
Who  hved  and  walked  with  God. 

2  Though  dead,  they  speak  in  reason's  ear 

And  in  example  live; 
Their  faith,  and  hope,  and  mighty  deeds 

StiU  fresh  instruction  ^re. 


THE    RELlv^IOLS    LIFE.  193 

3  'Twas  through  the  Lamb's  most  preciou3  blood 
They  conquered  every  foe ; 

And  to  his  power  and  matchless  grace 
Their  crowns  of  life  they  owe. 

4  Lord,  may  I  ever  keep  in  view 
The  patterns  tliou  hast  given, 

And  ne'er  forsake  the  blessed  road 
That  led  them  safe  to  heaven. 

300  c.  M. 

The  how  of  prayer. 

JLOYE  to  steal  a  while  away 
From  eVery  cumbering  care, 
And  spend  the  hours  of  setting  day 
In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 

2  I  love  in  solitude  to  shed 
The  penitential  tear, 

And  all  his  promises  to  plead, 
Where  none  but  God  can  hear. 

3  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 
And  future  good  implore; 

And  aU  my  cares  and  sorrows  cast 
On  Him  whom  I  adore. 

4  I  love  by  faith  to  take  a  view 
Of  brighter  scenes  in  heaven ; 

The  prospect  doth  my  strength  renew, 
"While  here  by  tempests  driven. 

5  Thus,  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'«i, 
May  its  departing  ray 

Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour, 
And  lead  to  endless  day. 


194  HYMN^S. 

SHORTNESS    OF  TIME. 


301  0.  M. 

Man  frail — God  eternal. 

OGOD,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home  : — 

2  Under  the  shadow  of  thy  throne 
Still  may  we  dwell  secure ; 

Sufficient  is  thine  arm  alone, 
And  our  defence  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 
Or  earth  received  her  frame, 

From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

4  A  thousand  ages,  in  thy  sight. 
Are  like  an  evening  gone  ; 

Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night, 
Before  the  rising  sun. 

5  Time,  like  an  ever-rolling  stream. 
Bears  all  its  sons  away; 

They  fly,  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  opening  day. 

6  0  God,  our  help  in  ages  past. 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come ; 

Be  thou  our  guide  while  life  shall  last, 
And  our  perpetual  home  ! 

30Q  0.  M. 

Time  the  Period  to 'prepare for  Eternity . 

THEE  we  adore,  Eternal  Name, 
And  humbly  own  to  thee 
How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame. 
What  dying  worms  are  we. 


1H0KTXESS  OF  ti:me.  195 

2  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  away 
The  breath  that  first  it  gave ; 

Whate'er  we  do,  where'er  we  be, 
We're  traveling  to  the  grave. 

3  Great  God,  on  what  a  slender  thread 
HSYig  everlasting  things ! 

The  final  state  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings! 

4  Eternal  joy,  or  endless  woe, 
Attends  on  every  breath ; 

And  yet  how  unconcerned  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death! 

5  Awake,  0  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense, 
To  walk  this  dangerous  road; 

And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 
May  they  be  found  with  God. 

303  0.  M. 

Tim^  and  Eternity. 

LIFE  is  a  span — a  fleeting  hour : 
How  soon  the  vapor  flies ! 
Man  is  a  tender,  transient  flower, 
That  e'en  in  blooming  dies. 

2  The  once-loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 
Each  mournful  thought  employs; 

And  nature  weeps  her  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  her  joys. 

3  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 
When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full,  immortal  prime. 
And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

4  Cease,  then,  fond  Nature,  cease  thy  tears. 
Thy  Saviour  dwells  on  high  ; 

There  everlasting  spring  appears ; 
There  joys  shall  never  die. 


196  HYMNS. 

804  '  c.  M. 

Deliverance  is  nv  ftand, 

MY  span  of  life  will  soon  be  done, 
The  passing  moments  say ; 
As  leugtti'ning  shadows  o'er  the  meaa 
Proclaim  the  close  of  day. 

2  0  that  my  heart  might  dwell  aloof 
From  all  created  things ; 

And  learn  that  wisdom  from  above, 
Whence  true  contentment  springs. 

3  Courage,  my  soul;  thy  bitter  crosa, 
In  every  trial  here. 

Shall  bear  thee  to  thy  heaven  above, 
But  shall  not  enter  there. 

4  The  sighing  ones,  that  humbly  seek 
In  sorrowing  paths  below. 

Shall  in  eternity  rejoice, 

"Where  endless  comforts  flow. 

5  Courage,  my  soul,  on  God  rely ; 
Deliv'rance  soon  will  come  ; 

A  thousand  ways  has  Providence 
To  bring  believers  home. 


305  '7s  &  6a. 

Time  is  winging  us  away. 

TIME  is  winging  us  away 
To  our  eternal  home  ; 
Life  is  but  a  winter's  day, 

A  journey  to  the  tomb : 
Youth  and  vigor  soon  will  flee. 

Blooming  beauty  lose  its  charms ; 
All  that's  mortal  soon  will  be 

Enclosed  in  death's  cold  arms. 
2  Time  is  winging  us  away 

To  our  eternal  home ; 
Life  is  but  a  winter's  day, 

A  journey  to  the  tomb  : 


SHORTNESS    OF    TIME.  197 

But  the  Christian  shall  enjoj 
Health  and  beauty  soon  above, 

Far  beyond  the  world's  alloy, 
Secure  in  Jesus'  love. 

306  s.  M. 

Our  fathers^  wliere  are  they  ? 

HQT^  swift  the  torrent  rolls 
That  bears  us  to  the  sea ; 
The  tide  that  hurries  thoughtless  souls 
To  vast  eternity ! 

2  Our  fathers,  where  are  they, 
With  all  they  called  their  own  ? 

Their  joys  and  griefs,  and  hopes  and  cares, 
And  wealth  and  honor  ?     Gone. 

3  God  of  our  fathers,  bear. 
Thou  everlasting  Friend ! 

While  we,  as  on  life's  utmost  verge, 
Our  souls  to  thee  commend. 

4  Of  all  the  pious  dead 

May  we  the  footsteps  trace. 
Till  with  them,  in  the  land  of  light, 
We  dwell  before  thy  face. 

307  .  CM. 

Life  shorty  and  man  frail, 

TEACH  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
Thou  Maker  of  my  frame  : 

1  would  survey  life's  narrow  space, 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast ; 
How  short  the  Meeting  time! 

Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust 
In  all  his  flower  and  prime. 

3  What  can  I  wish  or  wait  for  then, 
From  creatures,  earth  and  dust? 

They  make  our  expectations  vain, 
\nd  disappoint  our  trust. 


198  HYMNS. 

4  Now  I  forbid  my  carnal  hope, 
My  fond  desire  recall ; 

I  give  ray  mortal  interest  up, 
And  make  my  God  my  all. 


DEATH. 
308  '  C.  M. 

A  sister^s  death. 

DEATH  has  been  here,  and  borae  away 
A  sister  from  our  side ; 
Just  in  the  morning  of  her  day, 
As  young  as  we,  she  died. 

2  Not  long  ago  she  filled  her  place, 
And  sat  with  us  to  learn; 

But  she  has  run  her  mortal  race, 
And  never  can  return. 

3  Perhaps  our  time  may  be  as  short, 
Our  days  may  fly  as  fast: 

0  Lord,  impress  the  solemn  thought, 
That  this  may  be  our  last! 

4  "We  cannot  tell  who  next  may  fall 
Beneath  thy  chastening  rod  ; 

One  must  be  first;  0,  may  we  all 
Prepare  to  meet  our  God  1 

5  All  needful  help  is  thine  to  give; 
To  thee  our  souls  apply 

For  grace  to  teach  us  how  to  live 
And  make  us  fit  to  die. 

309  .  .  .    I'-^- 

Death  and  burial  of  a  Christian. 

UNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb ; 
Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust; 
And  give  these  sacred  r-elics  room 
To  slumber  in  the  silent  dust. 


DEATH.  199 

2  ITor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear 
Invades  thy  bounds;  no  mortal  woes 

Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  the  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept;  God's  dying  Son 

Passed  through  the  grave,  and  blessed  the  bed 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  his  throne 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  shade. 

4  Break  from  his  throne,  illustrious  morn; 
Attend.  0  earth,  his  sovereign  word; 

E-estore  thy  trust ;  a  glorious  form 
Shall  then  arise  to  meet  the  Lord. 


310  L.  M. 

The  CTiriMian'S parting  Tiour. 

HOW  sweet  the  hour  of  closing  day, 
Wlieu  all  is  peaceful  and  serene, 
And  when  the  sun,  with  cloudless  ray, 
Sheds  mellow  luster  o'er  the  scene ! 

2  Such  is  the  Christian's  parting  hour; 
So  peacefully  he  sinks  to  rest; 

When  faith,  endued  from  heaven  with  power. 
Sustains  aud  cheers  his  languid  breast. 

3  Mark  now  that  radiance  of  his  eye ; 
That  smile  upon  his  wasted  cheek; 

They  tell  us  of  liis  glory  nigh 

In  language  that  no  tongue  can  speak. 

4  A  beam  from  heaven  is  sent  to  cheer 
The  pilgrim  on  his  gloomy  road; 

And  angels  are  attending  near 
To  bear  him  to  their  bright  abode. 

5  Who  would  not  wish  to  die  hke  those 
Whom  God's  own  Spirit  deigns  to  bless? 

To  sink  into  that  soft  repose, 
Tbon  wak-?  t/)  perfect  happinees? 
18 


200  EYMNS. 

311  "    6s,  &  8. 

At  res, 

BROTHER,  thou  art  lone  to  rest; 
"We  will  not  weep  for  thee ; 
For  thou  art  now  where  oft  on  earth 
Thy  Spirit  longed  to  be. 

2  Brother,  thou  art  gone  to  rest; 
Thine  is  an  earl}'  tomb^ 

But  Jesus  summoned  thee  away; 
Thy  Saviour  called  thee  home. 

3  Brother,  thou  art  gone  to  rest ; 
Thy  toils  and  cares  are  o'er ; 

And  sorrow,  pain,  and  suffering,  now 
Shall  ne'er  distress  thee  more. 

4  Brother,  thou  art  gone  to  rest; 
Thy  sins  are  all  forgiven; 

And  saints  in  light  have  welcomed  thee 
To  share  the  joys  of  heaven. 

5  Brother,  thou  art  gone  to  rest, 
And  this  shall  be  our  prayer : 

That  when  we  reach  our  journey's  end, 
Thy  glory  we  may  share. 

31Q  8s  &  la. 

Peaceful  sluniber. 

PEACEFUL  be  thy  silent  slumber, 
Peaceful  in  the  grave  so  low; 
Thou  no  more  wilt  join  our  number, 
Thou  no  more  our  songs  shalt  know. 

2  Dearest  brother,  thou  hast  left  us; 
Here  thy  loss  we  deeply  feel; 

But  'tis  God  that  hath  b-^reft  us. 
He  can  all  our  sorrow  heal. 

3  Yet  again  we  hope  to  meet  thee 
When  the  day  of  life  is  fled  ; 

Then,  hi  heaven,  with  joy  to  greet  thee^ 
Where  ao  farewell  tear  is  shed. 


DEATH.  201 

313  c.  M. 

Peaceful  death,  of  the  pijut. 

BEHOLD  the  western  evening  light  1 
It  melts  in  deepening  gloom ; 
So  calmly  Christians  sink  away, 
Descending  to  the  tomb. 

2  The  winds  breatlie  low ;  the  yellow  leaf 
Scarce  whispers  from  the  tree ; 

So  gently  flows  the  parting  breath 
When  good  men  cease  to  be. 

3  How  beautiful,  on  all  the  hills, 
The  crimson  light  is  shed ! 

'Tis  like  the  peace  the  Christian  gives 
To  mourners  round  his  bed. 

4  How  mildly  on  the  wandering  cloud 
The  sunset  beam  is  cast! 

So  sweet  the  memory  left  behind 
"When  loved  ones  breathe  their  last. 

5  And  lo  !  above  the  dews  of  night 
The  vesper  star  appears ; 

So  faith  lights  up  the  mourner's  heart. 
"Whose  eyes  are  dim  with  tears. 

314  L.  M. 

Asleep  in  Jemis. 

ASLEEP  in  Jesus !  blessed  sleep  1 
From  which  none  ever  wake  to  weep; 
A  calm  and  undisturbed  repose, 
Unbroken  by  the  last  of  foes. 

2  Asleep  in  Jesus  I  0  how  sweet 
To  be  for  such  a  slumber  meet! 
"With  hcl7  confidence  to  sing 
That  death  has  lost  his  cruel  sting. 

3  Asleep  in  Jesus !  peaceful  rest  I 
Whose  waking  is  supremely  blest; 
No  fear,  no  woe,  shall  dim  that  hour 
That  mauifests  the  Saviour's  power. 


202  HYMNS. 

4  Asleep  in  Jesus !  0  for  me 
May  such  a  blissful  refuge  be  I 
Securely  shall  my  aslies  lie, 
Waiting  the  summons  from  on  ligh. 

5  Asleep  in  Jesus!  far  from  thee 
Thy  kindred  and  their  graves  may  be; 
But  there  is  still  a  blessed  sleep, 
From  which  none  ever  wake  to  weep. 

315  s.  M. 

The  peaceful  death  of  the  righteous 

OFOR  the  death  of  those 
AVho  slumber  in  the  Lord  I 
0  be  like  theirs  m}'  last  repose, 
Like  theirs  my  last  reward. 

2  Their  bodies  in  the  ground, 
In  silent  hope  may  lie; 

Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound 
Shall  call  them  to  the  sky. 

3  Their  ransomed  spirits  soar 
On  wings  of  faith  and  love, 

To  meet  the  Saviour  they  adore. 
And  reign  with  him  above. 

4  "With  us  their  names  shall  live 
Through  long-succeeding  years. 

Embalmed  with  all  our  hearts  can  give, 
Our  praises  and  our  tears. 

5  0  for  the  death  of  those 
Who  slumber  in  the  Lord! 

0  be  like  theirs  my  last  repose, 
Like  theirs  my  last  reward! 

316  4  lin&s  78. 
The  Christian's  burial. 

BROTHER,  though  from  yonder  sky 
Cometh  neither  voice  nor  cry, 
Yet  we  know  for  thee  to-day 
Every  pala  hath  pteaed  away. 


DEATH.  203 

2  Not  for  thee  shall  tears  be  given, 
Child  of  God,  and  heir  of  heaven ; 
For  he  gave  thee  sweet  release; 
Thine  the  Christian's  death  of  peace. 

3  "Well  we  know  thv  living  faith 
Had  the  power  to  conquer  death; 
As  a  living  rose  may  bloom 

By  the  border  of  the  tomb. 

4  Brother,  in  that  solemn  trust 
"We  commend  thee,  dust  to  dust; 
In  that  faith  we  wait,  till,  risen, 
Thou  shalt  meet  us  all  in  heaven. 

5  "While  we  weep  as  Jesus  wept, 
Thou  shalt  sleep  as  Jesus  slept; 
"With  thy  Saviour  thou  shalt  rest, 
Crowned,  and  glorified,  and  blest. 

317  12s  &  lis. 

Farewell  to  a  friend  departed. 

THOU  art  gone  to  the  grave ;  but  we  will  not  deplore 
thee, 
Though  sorrows  and  darkness  encompass  the  tomb; 
The  Saviour  has  passed  through  its  portals  before  thee, 
And  the  lamp  of  his  love  is  thy  guide  through  the 
gloom. 

?  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave;  we  no  longer  behold 
thee. 

Nor  tread  the  rough  paths  of  the  world  by  thy  side ; 
But  the  wide  arms  of  mercy  are  spread  to  enfold  thee, 

And  sinners  may  hope  since  the  Saviour  hath  died. 

3  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave ;  and,  its  mansion  forsak- 
ing, 
Perchance  thy  weak  spirit  in  doubt  lingered  long ; 
But  the  sunshine  of  heaven  beamed  bright  on  thy  waking, 
And  the  sound  thou   didst  hear  was  the  seraphim'a 
song. 


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204  HTM^S. 

4  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave ;  but  we  will  not  deplore 
thee, 

Since  God  was  thy  ransom,  thy  guardian,  thy  guide 
He  gave  thee,  he  took  thee,  and  he  will  restore  thee ; 

And  death  has  no  sting  since  the  Saviour  hath  died. 

318  c.  M. 

Preparation  for  death. 
'F  I  must  die,  0  let  me  die 
With  hope  in  Jesus'  blood ; 
The  blood  that  saves  from  sin  and  guilt, 
And  reconciles  to  God. 

2  If  I  must  die,  0  let  me  die 
In  peace  with  all  mankind, 

And  change  these  fleeting  joys  below 
For  pleasures  more  refined. 

3  If  I  must  die,  and  die  I  must, 
Let  some  kind  seraph  come 

And  bear  me  on  his  friendly  wing 
To  my  celestial  home. 

4  Of  Canaan's  land,  from  Pisgah's  top, 
May  I  but  have  a  view, 

Thougli  Jordan  should  o'erflow  its  banks, 
I'll  boldly  venture  through. 

319  8s  &  7s. 
Burial  of  a  Christian  brother. 

BROTHER,  rest  from  sin  and  sorrow; 
Death  is  o'er,  and  life  is  won; 
On  thy  slumber  dawns  no  morrow; 
Rest;  thine  earthly  race  is  run. 

2  Brother,  wake ;  the  night  is  waning ; 
Endless  day  is  round  thee  pjured; 

Enter  thou  the  rest  remaining 
For  the  people  of  the  Lord. 

3  Brother,  wake ;  for  Ho  who  loved  thee. 
He  who  died  that  thou  mightst  live, 

He  who  graciously  approved  thee, 
"Waits  thy  crown  of  joy  to  give. 


DEATH.  206 

4  Fare  thee  well;  though  woe  is  blending 

With  the  toues  of  earthly  love, 
Triumph  high  and  joy  unending 

Wait  thee  n  the  realms  above. 

330  c.  M. 

Death  of  the  young. 

WHEN  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away 
By  Death's  resistless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

2  While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 
0  may  this  truth,  impressed 

With  awful  power,  "I  too,  must  die," 
Sink  deep  in  every  breast. 

3  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene 
May  every  heart  obey ; 

Nor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

4  0  let  us  fly,  to  Jesus  fly, 
Whose  powerful  arm  can  save ; 

Then  shall  our  hopes  ascend  on  high^ 
And  triumph  o'er  the  grave. 

331  s.  M. 

Support  in  death. 

¥HEN  on  the  brink  of  death 
My  trembling  soul  shall  stand, 
Waiting  to  pass  that  awful  flood, 
Great  God!  at  thy  command; 

2  When  every  scene  of  life 
Stands  ready  to  depart. 

And  the  last  «igh  that  shakes  the  frame 
Shall  rend  this  bursting  heart ; 

3  Then,  Source  of  joy  supreme 
Whose  arm  alone  can  save, 

Dispel  the  darkness  that  surrounds 
The  entrance  to  the  gf'-ve. 


206  HYMNS. 

4  Lay  tby  supporting  hand 

Beneath  my  sinking  head; 
And  with  a  ray  of  love  divine 

Illume  my  dying  bed. 

A  young  Christiaii's  burial. 

COME,  children,  kindly  gather 
Round  this  form  beloved, 
Whence  so  soon  our  heavenly  Father 

Hath  the  soul  removed. 
Soul,  leave  the  bodj'-  mortal 

Safe  with  us  at  rest, 
Pass  beyond  the  golden  portal 
To  thy  Saviour's  breast. 

Chorus. 
Bright  angels,  happy  spirits, 

Watch  with  star-like  eyes 
O'er  the  spot  whence  at  Christ's  summons 

His  beloved  shall  rise. 

2  Eyes  full  of  love  and  gladness, 
Quiet  now  in  sleep, 

Closed  on  all  our  sin  and  sadness, 

Never  more  to  weep. 
Unclose  now  with  bliss  amazing 

In  the  realms  of  peace  ; 
Burst  to  sight,  with  rapture  gazing 

On  the  Saviour's  face. 
Chorus. — Bright  angels,  etc. 

3  Hark,  'mid  the  radiant  dawning, 
Where  night  comes  no  more. 

Sweet-toned  bells  of  Sabbath  morning 

Sound  from  that  far  shore. 
Lo,  cherub  forms  that  hover. 

Bearing  thee  away; 
So  farewell,  thy  night  is  over, 

Lost  in  endless  day. 
Cforus. — Bright  angels,  etc. 


DEATH.  20 Y 

323  .  8s,  Ts,  &  4. 

One  is  gone. 

WHERE  we  oft  liave  met  iu  gladness 
On  the  holy  Sabbath-day, 
Slowly,  now,  with  tearful  sadness, 
-Each  pursues  his  lonely  way; 

Tears  are  falling 
On  this  holy  Sabbath-day. 

2  One  we  loved  has  left  our  number 
For  the  dark  and  silent  tomb, — 

Closed  his  eyes  in  deathless  slumber, 
Faded  in  his  early  bloom  ; 

Hear  ns,  Saviour ! 
Thou  hast  blest  the  lonely  tomb. 

3  Through  its  dark  and  narrow  portal 
Once  they  bore  thee  to  thy  rest ; 

There  a  ray  of  liglit  immortal. 
Like  a  sunbeam  from  the  west, 

Burst  the  shadows, 
And  the  grave  thenceforth  was  blest. 

4  By  the  light  that  tlius  was  given 
To  the  darkness  of  the  tomb  ; 

By  the  blessed  light  of  heaven, 
Gilding  scenes  of  earthly  gloom, 

Star  of  gladness ! 
All  our  night  with  joy  illume. 

5  From  our  circle,  dearest  brother, 
Early  hast  thou  passed  away ; 

But  the  angels  say,  "  Another 
Joins  our  holy  song  to-day." 

Weep  no  longer  1 
Jom  with  them  the  sacred  lay. 


208  HYMNS. 

HEAVEN 


324  88  &  6s. 

Best  in  heaven. 

THERE  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest. 
To  mourning  wanderers  given : 
There  is  a  joy  for  souls  distressed, 
k  balm  for  every  wounded  breast : 
'Tis  found  alone  in  heaven. 

2  There  is  a  home  for  weary  souls 
By  sin  and  sorrow  driven, 

"When  tossed  on  life's  tempestuous  shoals, 
Where  storms  arise  and  ocean  rolls, 
And  all  is  drear  but  heaven. 

3  There  Faith  lifts  up  her  cheerful  eye, 
To  brighter  prospects  given, 

And  views  the  tempest  passing  by, 
The  evening  shadows  quickly  fly. 
And  all  serene  in  heaven. 

4  There  fragrant  flowers  immortal  bloom, 
And  joys  supreme  are  given ; 

There  rays  divine  disperse  the  gloom; 
Beyond  the  confines  of  the  tomb 
Appears  the  dawn  of  heaven. 

325  C.  M. 

Children  %n  heaven. 

THERE  is  a  glorious  world  of  light 
Above  the  starry  sky, 
"Where  saints  departed,  clothed  in  white, 

Adore  the  Lord  most  liigh. 
2  And  hark,  amid  the  sacred  songs 

Those  heavenly  voices  ra'se 
Ten  thousand  thousand  infant  tongues 
Unite  in  perfect  praise. 


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HEAVEN.  209 

3  Those  are  the  hymns  that  we  shall  know 

If  Jesus  we  obey; 
That  is  the  place  where  we  shall  go, 
If  found  in  wisdom's  way. 

4  Soon  will  our  earthly  race  be  run, 
Our  mortal  frame  decay ; 

Children  and  teachers,  one  by  one, 
Must  die  and  pass  away. 

5  Great  God,  impress  this  serious  thought 
To-day  on  every  breast, 

That  both  the  teacher  and  the  taught 
May  dwell  among  the  blest 

336  4  lines  lis. 

Longing  for  heaven. 

I  "WOULD  not  live  alway ;  I  ask  not  to  stay 
"Where  storm  after  storm  rises  dark  o'er  the  wa^ 
The  few  lurid  mornings  that  dawn  on  us  here 
Are  enough  for  its  joys,  full  enough  for  its  cheer. 

2  I  would  not  live  alway,  thus  fettered  by  sin ; 
Temptation  without  and  corruption  within ; 

E'en  the  rapture  of  pardon  is  mingled  with  fears, 
And  the  cup  of  thanksgiving  with  penitent  tears, 

3  I  would  not  live  alway :  no,  welcome  the  tomb : 
Since  Jesus  hath  lain  there  T  dread  not  its  gloom: 
There  sweet  be  ray  rest  till  he  bid  me  arise 

To  hail  him  in  triumph  descending  the  skies. 

4  "^^10,  who  would  live  alway,  away  from  his  God, 
Away  frOi_  yon  heaven,  that  blissful  abode, 
"Where  rivers  of  pleasure  flow  bright  o'er  the  plains, 
And  the  noontide  of  glory  eternally  reigns  ? 

5  There  saints  of  all  ages  in  harmony  meet, 
Tneir  Saviour  and  brethren  transported  to  greet; 
"While  anthems  of  rapture  unceasingly  roll. 

And  the  smile  of  the  Lord  is  the  feast  of  the  souL 


210  HYMNS. 

327  6  lines  88. 
Beautiful  Zion. 

BEAUTIFUL  Zion,  built  above, 
Beautiful  city,  that  I  love, 
Beautiful  gates  of  pparly  white, 
Beautiful  temple — God  its  light  I 
He  who  was  slain  on  Calvary 
Opens  those  pearl}'-  gates  to  me. 

2  Bear.tiful  heaven,  where  all  is  light, 
Beautiful  angels,  clothed  in  white, 
Beautiful  strains,  that  never  tire. 
Beautiful  harps  through  all  the  choir! 
There  shall  I  join  the  chorus  sweet, 
"Worshiping  at  the  Saviour's  feet. 

3  Beautiful  crowns  on  every  brow, 
Beautiful  palms  the  conquerors  show, 
Beautiful  robes  the  ransomed  wear, 
Beautiful  all  who  enter  there ! 
Thither  I  press  with  eager  feet ; 
There  shall  my  rest  be  long  and  sweet. 

4  Beautiful  throne  for  Christ  our  King, 
Beautiful  songs  the  angels  sing. 
Beautiful  rest,  all  -wanderings  cease. 
Beautiful  home  of  perfect  peace ! 
There  shall  my  eye  the  Saviour  see  : 
Haste  to  this  heavenly  home  with  me. 

328  c.  M. 

Everlasting  life. 

THERE  is  a  fold  where  none  can  stray, 
And  pastures  ever  green, 
Where  sultry  sun,  or  stormy  day, 
Or  uight,  is  never  seen. 

2  Far  up  the  everlasting  hills, 

In  God's  own  light  it  lies  ; 
His  smile  its  vast  dimension  fills 

"With  joy  that  never  dies. 


HEAVEX.  211 

3  One  narrow  vale,  one  darksome  wave, 
Divides  that  land  from  this ; 

1  have  a  Shepherd  pledged  to  save, 

A.nd  bear  me  home  to  bliss. 

4  Soon  at  his  feet  my  soul  will  lie, 
In  life's  last  struggling  breath; 

But  I  shall  only  seem  to  die, 
I  sliall  not  taste  of  deatli. 

5  Far  from  this  guilty  world,  to  be 
Exempt  from  toil  and  strife ; 

^To  spend  eternity  with  thee, 
My  Saviour,  this  is  life. 

329  c.  M. 

Heavenly  rest  in  anticipation. 
"^TTHEX  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
VV    To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I'll  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 
And  fiery  darts  be  hurled, 

Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage. 
And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 
Let  storms  of  sorrow  fall, 

So  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all. 

4  There  I  shall  batlie  my  weary  soul, 
In  seas  of  heavenly  rest, 

And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

330  C.  M. 

TJie  heavenly  Canaan. 

THERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 
Where  saints  immortal  reign; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banisb  pain. 


212  HYMNS. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 
And  never- withering  flowers; 

Death,  Hke  a  narrow  sea.  divides 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood 
Stand  dressed  in  living  green; 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 
While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 
And  view  the  landscape  o'er, 

Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 


331  4  Imes  8s 

A  mansion  above. 

MY  Saviour  has  gone  to  prepare 
A  place  for  the  child  of  his  love, 
And  now  he's  awaiting  me  there, 
In  the  house  of  his  Father  above. 

2  That  house  is  beyond  the  blue  sky. 
More  bright  than  I  ever  could  tell: 

I  shall  only  go  home  when  I  die, 

With  my  Brother  and  Father  to  dwell. 

3  I  have  treasures  laid  up  for  me  there, 
A  crown  of  the  loveliest  gold; 

And  ray  Father  will  give  me  to  wear 
A  dress  that  will  never  grow  old. 

4  And  perhaps  he  will  give  me  bright  wings, 
To  fly  on  long  errands  for  him. 

And  a  harp  with  its  sweet-sounding  strings, 
Which  never  are  tuneless  or  dim. 

6  0,  I  long  for  those  mansions  so  fair, 
And  to  join  with  the  angels  in  white. 

You  will  hear  me,  perhaps,  when  I'm  there 
I  shall  ai-^g  out  so  loud  with  delight. 


HEAVEN.  213 

33^  L.  M. 

How  blest  tTie  righteous  ^iTien  he  dies. 

HOW  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies, 
"When  sinks  a  weary  soul  to  rest  1 
How  mildly  beam  the  closing  eyes  1 
How  gently  heaves  the  expiring  breast  1 

2  So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away, 

So  sinks  the  gale  when  storms  are  o'er, 
So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day. 
So  dies  a  wave  along  the  shore. 

3  A  holy  quiet  reigns  around, 

A  calm  which  life  nor  death  destroys ; 
Nothing  disturbs  that  peace  profound 
Which  his  unfettered  soul  enjoys. 

4  Farewell,  conflicting  hopes  and  fears. 
Where  lights  and  shades  alternate  dwell  I 

How  bright  th'  unchanging  morn  appears  1 
Farewell,  inconstant  world,  farewell! 

5  Life's  duty  done,  as  sinks  the  clay, 
Light  from  its  load  the  spirit  flies  ; 

While  heaven  and  earth  combine  to  say, 
"  How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies  I  " 

333  S.  M. 

A  home  above. 

I  HAVE  a  home  above. 
From  sin  and  sorrow  free ; 
A  mansion  which  Eternal  Love 
Designed  and  formed  for  me. 

2  My  Father's  gracious  hand 
Has  built  this  sweet  abode; 

From  everlasting  it  was  planned ; 
My  dwelling  place  with  Grod. 

3  M}'  Saviour's  precious  blood 
Has  made  my  title  sure ; 

He  passed  through  death's  dark  raging  flood, 
To  make  my  rest  secure. 


214  HYMNS. 

4  Bright  angels  guard  my  way, 
His  ministers  of  power. 

And  watcli-ng  round  me  night  and  day, 
Preserve  in  danger's  hour. 

5  Loved  ones  are  gone  before ; 
Whose  pilgrim  days  are  done ; 

I  soon  shall  greet  them  on  that  shore 
Where  partings  are  unknown. 

334  i>  M. 


MY  heavenly  home  is  bright  and  fair. 
Nor  pain  nor  death  can  enter  there ; 
Its  glittering  flowers  the  sun  outshine, 
That  heavenly  mansion  shall  be  mine  : 

Chorus — I'm  going  home,  I'm  going  home, 
I'm  going  home  to  die  no  more. 

2  My  Father's  house  is  built  on  high. 
Far,  far  above  the  starry  sky  : 
When  from  this  earthly  prison  free, 
That  heavenly  mansion  mine  shall  be. 

Chorus — I'm  going  home,  etc. 

3  Let  others  seek  a  home  below. 
Which  flames  devour,  or  waves  o'erflow; 
Be  mine  the  happier  lot  to  own 

A  heavenly  mansion  near  the  throne. 
Chorus — I'm  going  home,  etc. 

4  Then  fail  this  earth,  let  stars  decline, 
And  sun  and  moon  refuse  to  shine, 
All  nature  sink  and  cease  to  be. 

That  heavenly  mansion  stands  for  me. 
Chorus — I'm  going  home,  etc. 

335  c.  M. 

City  of  God. 

MY  feet  are  weary  witli  the  march 
Over  the  steep  hill-side  ; 
City  of  God!  I  fain  would  see 
Thy  peaceful  waters  glide  I 


HEAYEX.  215 

2  My  hands  are  weary,  toiling  on 
For  perishable  meat  ; 

City  of  God  I  I  fain  would  reach 
Thy  glorious  mercy  seat 

3  Patience,  poor  heart !  His  feet  were  worn, 
His  hands  were  weary  too ; 

His  garments  stained  and  travel-torn, 
His  head  wet  with  the  dew. 

4  Love  thou  the  path  thy  Saviour  trod, 
And  patient  wait  thy  rest ; 

His  holy  city  thou  shalt  see, 
Home  of  the  loved  and  blest  I 


336  c.  M. 

May  I  not  fail  of  heaven. 

THE  roseate  hues  of  early  dawn, 
The  brightness  of  the  day. 
The  crimson  of  the  sunset  sky, 
How  fast  they  fade  away! 

2  0  for  the  pearly  gates  of  heaven  1 
0  for  the  golden  floor  I 

0  for  the  Sun  of  Righteousness, 
That  setteth  nevermore  ! 

3  The  highest  hopes  we  cherish  here, 
How  soon  they  tire  and  faint! 

How  many  a  spot  defiles  the  robe 
That  wraps  an  earthly  saint ! 

4  0  for  a  heart  that  never  sins  I 
0  for  a  soul  washed  wliite! 

0  for  a  voice  to  praise  our  King, 
Nor  weary  day  nor  niglit! 

5  Here  faith  is  ours,  and  heavenly  hope, 
And  grace  to  lead  us  higher ; 

But  there  are  perfectness  and  peace, 
Beyond  our  best  desire. 
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216  HTMl^S. 

6  0,  by  thy  love  and  anguish,  Lord, 
And  by  thy  life  laid  down, 

Grant  that  we  fall  not  froc  thy  grace, 
Nor  fail  to  reach  our  crown. 

337  s  M. 

No  rdgM  in  Jieaven. 

THERE  is  no  niglit  in  heaven ; 
In  that  blest  world  above 
"Work  never  can  bring  weariness, 

For  work  itself  is  love. 
There  is  no  grief  in  heaven ; 

For  life  is  one  glad  day, 
And  tears  are  of  those  former  things 
"Which  all  have  passed  away. 

2  There  is  no  want  in  heaven ; 
The  Lamb  of  God  supphes 

Life's  tree  of  twelvefold  fruitage  still, 
Life's  spring  which  never  dries. 

There  is  no  sin  in  heaven; 
Behold  that  blessed  throng ; 

All  holy  is  tlieir  spotless  robe. 
All  holy  is  their  song, 

3  There  is  no  death  in  heaven ; 
For  they  who  gain  that  shore 

Have  won  their  immortality. 
And  they  can  die  no  more. 

There  is  no  death  in  heaven ; 
But  when  the  Christian  dies. 

Angels  await  his  parted  soul, 
And  waft  it  to  the  skies ! 

338  0.  M 

Jerusalem  my  Jiappy  home 

JERUSALEM,  my  happy  homel 
Name  ever  dear  to  me  I 
When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
In  joy  and  peace  and  thee  ? 


HEAVEN.  217 

2  0  ■when,  thou  city  of  my  God, 
Shall  I  thy  courts  ascend, 

Where  congregations  ne'er  break  up, 
And  Sabbaths  have  no  end? 

3  "WTiy  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  woe, 
Or  feel  at  death  dismay  ? 

I've  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  Apostles,  martyrs,  prophets,  there 
Around  my  Saviour  stand ; 

And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
Will  join  the  glorious  band. 

5  Jerusalem,  my  happy  home  I 
My  soul  still  pants  for  thee  ; 

Then  will  my  labors  have  an  end 
When  I  thy  joys  shall  see. 


339  0.  M. 

Heaven  in  prospect. 

ON  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 
And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  0  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene, 
That  rises  to  my  sight ! 

Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight. 

3  O'er  all  those  wide-extended  plains 
Shines  one  eternal  day  ; 

There  God  the  Son  forever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

4  No  chilling  winds,  nor  poisonous  breath, 
Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  ; 

Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 


218  HYMNS. 

5  When  shall  1  reach  that  happy  place, 
And  be  forever  blest  ? 

"When  shall  I  see  ray  Father's  face, 
And  in  his  bosom  rest  ? 

6  Filled  with  delight,  my  raptured  soul 
"Would  here  no  longer  stay ; 

Though  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll, 
Fearless,  I'd  launch  away. 


34r0  8  lines  8s. 

"  Having  a  desire  to  depart^  and  to  be  with  Chritt." 

YE  angels  who  stand  round  the  throne, 
And  view  my  Immanuel's  face, 
Tn  rapturous  songs  make  him  known ; 

Tune,  tune  your  soft  harps  to  his  praise. 
He  formed  you  the  spirits  you  are, 

So  happy,  so  noble,  so  good ; 
When  others  sunk  down  in  despair ; 
Confirmed  by  his  power,  ye  stood. 

2  Te  saints  who  stand  nearer  than  they. 
And  cast  your  bright  crowns  at  his  feet, 

His  grace  and  his  glory  display. 

And  all  his  rich  mercy  repeat : 
He  snatched  you  from  hell  and  the  grave, 

He  ransomed  from  death  and  despair, 
For  you  he  was  mighty  to  save. 

Almighty  to  bring  you  safe  there. 

3  0,  when  will  the  period  appear, 
When  I  shall  unite  in  your  song  ? 

I'm  weary  of  lingering  here, 

And  I  to  your  Saviour  telongl 
I'm  fettered  and  chained  up  in  clay, 

I  struggle  and  pant  to  be  free ; 
I  long  to  be  soaring  away, 

My  God  and  my  Saviour  to  see  I 


THE   JUDGME^T.  219 

4  I  ■want  to  put  on  my  attire, 

"Washed  white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb ; 
I  want  to  be  one  of  your  choir, 

And  tune  my  sweet  harp  to  his  name. 
I  want,  0,  I  want  to  be  there 

"Where  sorrow  and  sin  bid  adieu; 
Tour  joy  and  your  friendship  to  share, 

To  wonder  and  worship  with  you  1 


THE    JUDGMENT, 


341  c.  M. 

Secrets  of  the  Tieart  made  Jcnown. 

AND  must  I  be  to  judgment  brought, 
And  answer  in  that  day 
For  every  vain  and  idle  thought. 
And  every  word  I  say  ? 

2  Yes,  every  secret  of  my  heart 
Shall  shortly  be  made  known, 

And  I  receive  my  just  desert 
For  all  that  I  have  done. 

3  How  careful  then  ought  I  to  live ; 
"With  what  rehgious  fear; 

"Who  such  a  strict  account  must  give 
For  my  behavior  here  ? 

4  Thou  awful  Judge  of  quick  and  dead, 
The  watchful  power  besto\/ ; 

So  shall  I  to  my  ways  take  heed, 
To  all  I  speak  or  do, 

5  If  now  thou  standest  at  the  door, 

0  let  me  feel  thee  near ; 

And  make  my  peace  with  Q-od  before 

1  at  thy  bar  appear. 


220  HYMNS. 

S4Q>  8s,  Ts,  &  4 

Christ  coming  to  Judgment. 

LO!  he  comes,  with  clouds  descending, 
Once  for  flivored  sinners  slain ; 
.Thousand  thousand  saints,  attending, 
Swell  the  triumph  of  his  train : 

Halleluiah ! 
Jesus  shall  forever  reign. 

2  Every  eye  shall  now  behold  him, 
Robed  in  dreadful  majesty; 

Those  who  set  at  naught  and  sold  him, 
Pierced,  and  nailed  him  to  the  tree. 

Deeply  wailing. 
Shall  the  true  Messiah  see. 

3  When  the  solemn  trump  has  sounded, 
Heaven  and  earth  shall  flee  away ; 

All  who  hate  him  must,  confounded, 
Hear  the  summons  of  that  day : 

"  Come  to  judgment  I 
Come  to  judgment,  come  awayl  " 

4  Now  the  Saviour,  long  expected. 
See,  in  solemn  pomp,  appear; 

All  his  saints,  by  man  rejected, 
Now  shall  meet  him  in  the  air : 

Halleluiah ! 
See  the  day  of  God  appear. 

343  S.  M. 

Preparation  for  the  judgment. 

AND  will  the  Judge  descend? 
And  must  the  dead  arise? 
And  not  a  single  soul  escape 
His  all-discerning  eyes? 

2  How  will  m}'  heart  endure 

The  terrors  of  that  day, 
When  earth  and  heaven,  before  his  face, 

Astonished,  shrink  away? 


TUE    JUDGME^^T.  221 

3  But,  ere  the  trumpet  shakes 
The  mansions  of  the  dead, 

Hark!  from  the  Gospel's  cheering,  sound 
What  joyful  tidings  spread! 

4  Come,  sinners,  seek  His  grace 
Whose  wrath  ye  cannot  bear; 

Fly  to  the  shelter  of  his  cross, 
And  find  salvation  there. 

344  4  8s  &  2  6s. 
Anxious  desires. 

THOU  God  of  glorious  majesty, 
To  thee,  against  myseli;  to  thee 
A  sinful  worm,  I  cry ; 
A  half-awakened  child  of  man. 
An  heir  of  endless  bliss  or  pain, 
A  sinner  born  to  die. 

2  Lo!  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land, 
'Twixt  two  unbounded  seas,  I  stand: 

Yet  how  insensible  1 
A  point  of  time,  a  moment's  space, 
Removes  me  tu  that  heavenly  place, 

Or  shuts  me  up  in  hell. 

3  No  matter  which  my  thoughts  employ, 
A  moment's  misery  or  joy  ; 

But,  0 !  when  both  shall  end. 
Where  shall  I  find  my  destined  place? 
Shall  I  my  everlasting  days 

With  fiends  or  angels  spend? 

345  4  3s  &  2  6s. 

Contemplation  of  judgment. 

OGOD,  my  inmost  soul  convert, 
And  deeply  on  my  thoughtful  heart 
Eternal  things  impress; 
Cause  me  to  feel  their  solemn  weight, 
And  tremble  on  the  brink  of  fate, 
And  wake  to  righteousness. 


HYMNS. 

2  Before  me  place,  in  dread  array, 
The  pomp  of  that  tremendous  day, 

When  thou  with  clouds  slialt  como 
To  judge  the  nations  at  thy  bar ; 
And  tell  me,  Lord,  shall  I  be  there 

To  meet  a  joyful  doom  ? 

3  Be  this  my  one  great  business  here, 
With  serious  industry  and  fear, 

Eternal  bliss  t'  insure ; 
Thine  utmost  counsel  to  fulfill, 
And  suffer  all  thy  righteous  will, 

And  to  the  end  endure. 

4  Then,  Saviour,  then  my  soul  receive, 
Transported  from  this  vale,  to  live 

And  reign  with  thee  above, 
Where  faith  is  sweetly  lost  in  sight, 
And  hope  in  full,  supreme  delight, 

And  everlasting  love. 


346  L.  M. 

Eternity. 

ETERNITY  is  just  at  hand  I 
And  sliall  I  waste  my  ebbing  sand, 
And  careless  view  departing  day, 
And  throw  my  inch  of  time  away? 

2  Eternity  1  tremendous  sound  1 
To  guilty  souls  a  dreadful  wound; 
But  0  if  Christ  and  heaven  be  mine, 
How  sweet  the  accents  I  how  divine  1 

3  Be  this  my  chief,  my  only  care, 
My  high  pursuit,  my  ardent  prayer. 
An  interest  in  the  Saviour's  blood. 

My  pardon  sealed,  my  peace  with  God. 

4  Search,  Lord,  0  search  my  inmost  heart, 
And  light,  and  hope,  and  joy  impart ; 
From  guilt  and  error  set  me  free, 

And  guide  me  safe  to  heaven  and  thee. 


THE   JUDGAIENT.  223 

347  4  8s  &  2  6a. 

The  moment(yus  question. 

AND  am  I  only  born  to  die? 
.  And  must  I  suddenly  comply 
With  nature's  stern  decree  ? 
What  after  death  for  me  remains? 
Celestial  joys  or  hellish  pains 
To  all  eternity. 

2  How  then  ought  I  on  earth  to  live, 
While  God  prolongs  the  kind  reprieve, 

And  props  the  house  of  clay  ? 
My  sole  concern,  my  single  care, 
To  watch,  and  tremble,  and  prepare 

Against  that  fatal  day. 

3  Nothing  is  worth  a  thought  beneath, 
But  how  I  ma}'  escape  the  death 

That  never,  never  dies  1 
How  make  mine  own  election  sure; 
And  when  I  fail  on  earth,  secure 

A  mansion  in  the  skies. 

4  Jesus,  vouchsafe  a  pitying  ray; 
Be  thou  ray  Guide,  be  thou  my  Way 

To  glorious  happiness. 
Ah  I  write  the  pardon  on  my  heart; 
And  whensoe'er  I  hence  depart, 

Let  me  depart  in  peace. 

34,8  12s  &  8s. 

WJien  tJie  liar-vest  is  past. 

¥HEN  the  harvest  is  past  and  the  summer  is  gone, 
And  sermons  and  prayers  shall  be  o'er. 
When  the  beams  cease  to  break  of  the  sweet  Sabbatfc 
morn. 
And  Jesus  invites  thee  no  more, 
When  the  rich  gales  of  mercy  no  longer  shall  blow, 

The  Gospel  no  message  declare. 
Sinner,  how  canst  thou  bear  the  deep  wailings  of  woe, 
How  suffer  the  night  of  despair  I 


224  HYMXS. 

2  When  the  holy  have  gone  to  the  regions  of  peace 

To  dwell  in  the  mansions  above; 
When  their  harmony  wakes,  in  the  fullness  of  bliss, 

Their  song  to  tlie  Saviour  they  love, 
Say,  0  sinner  who  hvest  at  rest  and  secure, 

Who  fearest  no  trouble  to  come, 
Can  thy  spirit  the  swellings  of  sorrow  endure 

Or  bear  the  impenitent's  doom  ? 

34:9  4  8s  &  2  6s. 

Save  in  fhot  day. 

WHEN  thou,  my  righteous  Judge,  shalt  come 
To  fetch  thy  ransomed  people  home, 
Shall  I  among  them  stand  ? 
Shall  such  a  worthless  worm  as  I, 
Who  sometimes  am  afraid  to  die. 
Be  found  at  thy  right  hand  ? 

2  I  love  to  meet  among  them  now, 
Before  thy  gracious  feet  to  bow. 

Though  weakest  of  them  all ; 
But  can  I  bear  the  piercing  thought. 
What  if  my  name  should  be  left  out 

When  thou  for  them  shalt  call? 

3  0  Lord,  prevent  it  by  thy  grace ; 
Be  thou  ray  only  hiding-place 

In  this  accepted  day: 
Thy  pard'ning  voice,  0  let  me  hear, 
To  still  my  unbelieving  fear, 

Nor  let  me  fall,  I  pray. 

4  Let  me  among  thy  saints  be  found 
Whene'er  the  archangel's  trump  shall  sound, 

To  see  thy  smihng  face  : 
Then  loudest  of  the  crowd  I'll  sing, 
While  heaven's  resounding  mansions  ring 

With  shouts  of  sovereign  grace. 


THE    SEASONS.  228 

THE    SEASONS. 


350  -  ^«'w65  la. 
New  Yearns  Day. 

WHILE,  with  ceaseless  course,  the  sun 
Hasted  through  the  former  year. 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run, 
Never  more  to  meet  us  here : 
Fixed  in  an  eternal  state, 

They  have  done  with  all  below: 
"We  a  httle  longer  wait. 

But  how  little  none  can  know. 

2  As  the  winged  arrow  flies, 
Speedily  the  mark  to  find ; 

As  the  lightning  from  the  skies 
Darts  and  leaves  no  trace  behind ; 

Swiftly  thus  our  fleeting  days 
Bear  us  down  life's  rapid  stream : 

Upward,  Lord,  our  spirits  raise; 
All  below  is  but  a  dream, 

3  Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive ; 
Pardon  of  our  sins  renew ; 

Teach  us,  henceforth,  how  to  live 

With  eternity  in  view; 
Bless  thy  word  to  old  and  young; 

Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love  : 
When  our  life's  short  race  is  run, 

May  we  dwell  with  thee  above. 

351  c.  M. 

Reflections  at  the  end  of  the  year. 

AND  now,  my  soul,  another  yeai 
Of  thy  short  life  is  past ; 
I  cannot  long  continue  here, 
And  this  may  be  my  last. 


226  HYMNS. 

2  Much  of  my  hasty  hfe  is  gone, 
Nor  will  return  again  ; 

And  swift  my  passing  moments  run, 
The  few  that  yet  remain. 

3  Awake,  my  soul;  with  utmost  caro 
Thy  true  condition  learn  : 

What  are  thy  hopes  ?  how  sure  ?  how  fair  ? 
What  is  Ihy  great  concern? 

4  Behold,  another  year  begins ; 
Set  out  afresh  for  heaven  ; 

Seek  pardon  for  thy  former  sins, 
In  Christ  so  freely  given. 

5  Devoutly  yield  tliyself  to  Grod, 
And  on  his  grace  depend ; 

With  zeal  pursue  the  heavenly  road, 
Nor  doubt  a  happy  end. 

35S  4  lines  Ts. 

Beport  of  ihe  Watchman, 

WATCHMAN!  tell  us  of  the  night. 
What  its  signs  of  promise  are? 
Traveler,  o'er  yon  mountain's  height, 
See  that  glory-beaming  star. 

2  Watchman  !  does  it^  beauteous  ray 
Aught  of  hope  or  joy  foretell  ? 

Traveler !  yes,  it  brings  the  day, 
Promised  day  of  Israel. 

3  Watchman  1  teU  us  of  the  night ; 
Higher  yet  that  star  ascends  ? 

Traveler !  blessedness  and  light, 

Peace  and  truth,  its  course  portends. 

4  Watchman  I  will  its  beams  alone 
Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth? 

Traveler  I  ages  are  its  own; 
See,  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth. 


THE    SEASONS.  28^ 

b  "Watchman  I  tell  us  of  the  night, 

For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn? 
Traveler!  darkness  takes  its  flight; 

Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn. 
6  Watchman!  let  thy  wanderings  cease; 

Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home. 
Traveler !  lo,  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

Lo  !  the  Son  of  God,  is  come.  . 

353  c.  M. 

Springr. 

WHEN  verdure  clothes  the  fertile  vale, 
And  blossoms  deck  the  spray. 
And  fragrance  breathes  in  every  gale, 
How  sweet  the  vernal  day! 

2  Hark !  how  the  feathered  warblers  sing ! 
'Tis  nature's  cheerful  voice ; 

Soft  music  hails  the  lovely  spring, 
And  woods  and  fields  rejoice. 

3  0  Grod  of  nature  and  of  grace. 
Thy  heavenly  gifts  impart ; 

Then  shall  my  meditation  trace 
Spring,  blooming  in  my  heart. 

4  Inspired  to  praise,  I  then  shall  join 
Glad  nature's  cheerful  song, 

And  love  and  gratitude  divine 
Attune  my  joyful  tongue. 

354  CM. 

Praise  and  tTianksgiving. 

SING  to  the  great  Jehovah's  praise; 
All  praise  to  him  belongs; 
"Who  kindly  lengthens  out  our  days 

Demands  our  choicest  songs : 
His  providence  hath  brought  us  through 

Another  various  year ; 
"We  all,  with  vows  and  anthems  new, 
Before  our  God  appear. 


228  ATMNS. 

2  Father,  thy  mercies  past  we  own, 
Thy  still  continued  care, 

To  thee  presenting,  through  thy  Son, 

"Whate'er  we  hav'e  or  are : 
Our  lips  and  lives  shall  gladly  show 

The  wonders  of  thy  love  ; 
While  on  in  Jesus'  steps  we  go. 

To  seek  thy  face  above. 

3  Our  residue  of  days  or  hours 
Thine,  wholly  thine,  shall  be ; 

And  all  our  consecrated  powers 

A  sacrifice  to  thee, 
Till  Jesus  in  the  clouds  appear, 

To  saints  on  earth  forgiven, 
And  bring  the  grand  Sabbatic  year, 

The  jubilee  of  heaven. 

355  L.  M. 

The  year  ct'owned  with  goodness, 

ETERNAL  source  of  every  joy, 
Thy  praise  may  well  our  lips  employ, 
While  in  thy  temple  we  appear, 
Whose  goodness  crowns  the  circling  year. 

2  Wide  as  the  wheels  of  nature  roll. 
Thy  hand  supports  the  steady  pole ; 
The  sun  is  taught  by  thee  to  rise, 
And  darkness  when  to  vail  the  skies. 

3  The  flowery  spring,  at  thy  command, 
Embalms  the  air  and  paints  the  land ; 
The  summer  rays  with  vigor  shine. 

To  raise  the  corn  and  cheer  the  vine. 

4  Thy  hand  in  autumn  richly  pours 
TJ:rough  all  our  coasts  abundant  stores; 
And  winters,  softened  by  thy  care. 

No  more  a  dreary  aspect  wear. 


THE    SEASONS.  229 

5  Still  be  the  cheerful  homage  paid 
"With  morning  light  and  evening  shade; 
Seasons,  and  months,  and  weeks,  and  days 
Demand  successive  songs  of  praise. 

356  c.  M. 

New  year. — Providential  goodness. 
ri  OD  of  our  lives,  thy  various  praise 
VT  Our  voices  shall  resound: 
Thy  hand  directs  our  fleeting  days, 

And  brings  the  seasons  round. 

2  To  thee  shall  grateful  songs  arise, 
Our  Father  and  our  Friend, 

Whose  constant  mercies  from  the  skies 
In  genial  streams  descend. 

3  In  every  scene  of  life,  thy  care. 
In  every  age,  we  see ; 

And  constant  as  thy  favors  are, 
So  let  our  praises  be. 

4  Still  may  thy  love,  in  every  scene, 
In  every  age,  appear ; 

And  let  the  same  compassion  deign 
To  bless  the  opening  year. 

5  If  mercy  smile,  let  mercy  bring 
Our  wandering  souls  to  God : 

In  our  affliction  we  shall  sing. 
If  thou  wilt  bless  the  rod. 

•  357  8s&7s. 

Aviumn. 

SEE  the  leaves  around  us  falling, 
Dry  and  withered,  to  the  ground, 
Thus  to  thoughtless  mortals  calling, 

In  a  sad  and  solemn  sound: 
2  "Youth,  on  length  of  days  presuming, 

Who  the  paths  of  pleasure  tread. 
View  us,  late  in  beauty  blooming. 
Numbered  now  among  the  dead. 


tSO  HTMNS. 

3  "  What  though  yet  no  losses  grieve  you, 
Gay  with  health  and  man)^  a  grace ; 

Let  not  cloudless  skies  deceive  you; 
Summer  gives  to  autumn  place." 

4  On  the  tree  of  life  eternal 

Let  our  highest  hopes  be  stayed : 
This  alone,  forever  vernal, 

Bears  a  leaf  that  shall  not  fade. 

358  4  63  &  2  83. 
Spring. 

HOW  pleasing  is  the  voice 
Of  God,  our  heavenly  king, 
"Who  bids  the  frosts  retire. 

And  wakes  the  lovely  spring  I 
The  mild  wind  blows;  bright  suns  arise, 
And  beauty  glows  through  earth  and  skies. 

2  The  morn,  with  glory  crowned, 
His  hand  arrays  in  smiles : 

He  bids  the  eve  decline. 

Rejoicing  o'er  the  hills: 
The  evening  breeze  his  breath  perfumes, 
In  flowers  and  trees  his  beauty  blooms. 

3  With  life  he  clothes  the  spring, 
The  earth  with  summer  warms, 

He  spreads  the  autumnal  feast, 
And  rides  on  wintry  storms: 
Through  all  appear  his  gifts  divme. 
And  round  the  year  his  glories  shine. 

359  C.  M. 

The  New  Tear. 

OUR  Father  1  through  the  coming  year 
We  know  not  what  shall  be  ; 
But  we  would  leave  without  a  fear 
Its  ordering  all  to  thee. 


THE   SEASOJ^S.  231 

2  It  may  be  it  shall  darkly  blend 
Our  love  with  anxious  fears, 

And  snatch  away  the  valued  friend, 
The  tried  of  many  years. 

3  It  may  be  it  shall  bring  us  days 
And  nights  of  lingering  pain  ; 

And  bid  us  take  a  farewell  gaze 
Of  these  loved  haunts  of  men. 

4  But  calmly,  Lord,  on  thee  we  rest; 
No  fears  our  trust  shall  move; 

Thou  knowest  what  for  each  is  best, 
And  thou  art  Perfect  Love. 


360  8  lines  Is. 

The  Neio  Tear. 

THOU  who  roll'st  the  year  around, 
Crowned  with  mercies  large  and  free, 
Rich  thj-  gifts  to  us  abound, 

Warm  our  thanks  shall  rise  to  thee ; 
Kindly  to  our  worsliip  bow. 

While  our  grateful  praises  swell, 
That,  sustained  by  thee,  we  now 
Bid  the  parting  year  farewell. 

2  All  its  numbered  days  are  sped. 
All  its  busy  scenes  are  o'er, 

All  its  joys  forever  fled, 

All  its  sorrows  felt  no  more : 

Mingled  with  th'  eternal  past. 
Its  remembrance  shall  decay. 

Yet  to  be  revived  at  last 

At  the  solemn  judgment  day. 

3  All  our  follies,  Lord,  forgive ; 
Cleanse  each  lieart  and  make  us  thine; 

Let  thy  grace  within  us  live. 
As  our  iuturo  suos  decUiod; 
20 


232  iiYMXS. 

Then  when  life's  last  eve  .^hall  come, 

Happy  spirits  let  us  fly 
To  our  everlasting  home, 

To  our  Father's  house  on  high. 

361  4  8s  &  2  63. 

Voices  of  Spring. 

SOFT  are  the  fruitful  showers  that  bring 
The  welcome  promise  of  the  spring ; 
And  soft  the  vernal  gale ; 
Sweet  the  wild  warblings  of  the  grove, 
The  voice  of  nature  and  of  love, 
That  gladden  every  vale. 

2  But  softer  in  the  mourner's  ear 
Sounds  the  mild  voice  of  mercy  near, 

That  whispers  sins  forgiven  ; 
And  sweeter  far  the  music  swells, 
When  to  the  raptured  soul  she  tells 

Of  peace  and  promised  heaven. 

3  Fair  are  tlie  flowers  that  deck  the  ground ; 
And  groves  and  gardens  blooming  round, 

Unnumbered  cliarms  unfold ; 
Bright  is  the  sun's  meridian  ray, 
And  bright  the  beams  of  setting  day, 

Tliat  robe  the  clouds  in  gold. 

4  But  far  more  fair  the  pious  breast, 
In  richer  robes  of  goodness  dressed ; 

When  heayen's  own  graces  shine; 
And  brighter  far  the  prospects  rise, 
That  burst  on  faith's  delighted  eyes, 

From  glories  all  divine. 

362  Ts  &  63. 

Autu77in. 

THE  leaves,  around  me  fall'ng, 
Are  preaching  of  decay; 
The  hollow  winds  arc  calling, 
"Oome,  pilgrim^  oorueaway:" 


THE    SEASOXS.  233 

The  day,  in  night  dechning, 

Says  I  must,  too,  dedine  ; 
The  year  its  bloom  resigning, 

Its  lot  foreshadows  mine, 

2  The  light  my  path  surrounding, 
The  loves  to  which  I  cling, 

The  hopes  within  me  bounding, 
The  joys  that  round  me  wing, 

All,  all,  like  stars  at  even. 
Just  gleam  and  shoot  away, 

Pass  on  before  to  heaven, 
And  chide  at  my  delay. 

3  The  friends  gone  there  before  m? 
Are  calling  from  on  high,  _ 

And  happy  angels  o'er  me 

Tempt  sweetly  to  the  sky. 
"Why  wait,"  they  say,  '-and  wither, 

'Mid  scenes  of  death  and  sin? 
0,  rise  to  glory,  hither, 

And  find  true  life  begin." 

4  I  hear  the  invitation. 

And  fain  would  rise  and  come, 
A  sinner,  to  salvation, 

An  exile  to  his  home; 
But  while  I  must  here  linger, 

Thus,  thus,  let  all  I  see 
Point  on,  with  faithful  finger. 

To  heaven,  0  Lord,  and  thee. 

363  c.  M. 

Winter. 

STERX  winter  throws  his  icy  chains, 
Encircling  nature  round; 
How  bleak,  how  comfortless  the  plains, 

Late  with  gay  verdure  crowned  I 
2  The  sun  withholds  his  vital  beams, 

And  liglit  and  warmth  depart; 
And  drooping,  lifeless  -^f  ture  seems 
An  emblem  of  my  heart. 


234  TiTMNS. 

3  Return,  0  blissful  sun,  and  bring 
Thy  soul-reviving  ray: 

This  moral  winter  shall  be  spring, 
This  darkness  cheerful  day. 

4  0  happy  state !  divine  abode, 
"Where  spring  eternal  reigns. 

And  perfect  day,  the  smile  of  God, 
Fills  all  the  heavenly  plains. 

5  Great  Source  of  light,  thy  beams  display, 
My  drooping  joys  restore, 

And  guide  me  to  the  seats  of  day, 
Where  winter  frowns  no  more, 

364  lis  &  8s. 

Flowers,  sweet  flowers. 

HOW  sweet  are  the  flowers  of  the  garden  and  field 
When  earth  wears  her  summer  array; 
How  laden  the  air  with  the  fragrance  they  yield, 
How  varied  the  hues  they  display. 
Chorus. 
Flowers  of  the  wildwood,  flowers  of  the  garden, 
Emblems  of  childhood,  flowers,  sweet  flowers. 

2  But  frail  is  their  texture  and  transient  their  stay, 
For  brief  is  the  life  of  a  flower ; 

Their  fragrance  and  beauty  too  soon  pass  away, 
They  gladden  the  heart  for  an  hour. 

Chorus. — Flowers  of  the  wildwood,  etc. 

3  Some,  pluckerd  by  the  hand  of  the  envious  or  rude, 
Their  life  and  their  loveliness  yield ; 

While  some  by  the  pitiless  mower  are  strewed. 
To  wither  like  grass  of  the  field. 

Chorus. — Flowers  of  the  wildwood,  etc. 

4  Thus  fair  are  the  children  in  home's  sunny  ground, 
Thus  frail  as  the  floweret  are  they ; 

The  scythe  of  the  mower  is  sweepir  e  around, 
They're  fading  and  passing  away. 

Choeds.— iUowers  of  tii©  wildwood,  eto. 


THAXKSGIVIXG    AND    FASTS.  235 

6  "We'll  give  them  our  prayers  and  the  heart-cheering 
word; 
Thus  nurtured  by  sunshine  and  shower, 
Their  virtues  may  scatter  a  fragrance  around, 
Surviving  the  fall  of  the  flower. 

Chorus. — Flowers  of  the  wildwood,  etc. 


THANKSGIVING  AND  FASTS. 


365  L.  M. 

Praises  to  God. 

PRAISES  to  Him  who  built  the  liills ; 
Praises  to  Him  tlie  streams  who  fills; 
Praises  to  Him  who  lights  each  star 
That  sparkles  in  the  blue  afar. 

2  Praises  to  Him  who  makes  the  morn, 
And  bids  it  glow  with  beams  new-born ; 
Who  draws  the  shadows  of  the  night 
Like  curtains  o'er  our  wearied  sight. 

3  Praises  to  Him  whose  love  has  given, 
In  Christ  his  Son,  the  life  of  heaven  ; 
Who  for  our  darkness  gives  us  light, 
And  turns  to  day  our  deepest  night. 

4  Praises  to  Him,  in  grace  who  came 
To  bear  our  woe  and  sin  and  shame; 
Who  lived  to  die,  who  died  to  rise, 
The  God-accepted  sacrifice. 

5  Praises  to  Him  who  sheds  abroad 
Within  our  hearts  the  love  of  God ; 
The  Spirit  of  all  truth  and  peace, 
Fountaiu  of  joy  and  hohness, 

6  To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  now 

The  hands  we  lift,  the  knees  we  bow  ; 
With  voice  and  heart,  0  Lord,  we  raise 
The  sinner's  endless  song  of  praise. 


236  HYMNS. 

3G6  6s  &  4s. 

Praise  to  the  God  of  Tiarvest. 

THE  God  of  harvest  praise ; 
In  loud  thanksgiving  raise 
Hand,  heart,  and  voice: 
The  valleys  smile  and  sing, 
Forests  and  mountains  ring, 
The  plains  their  tribute  bring, 
The  streams  rejoice. 

2  Yea,  bless  his  holy  name, 
And  purest  thanks  proclaim 

Through  all  the  earth; 
To  glory  in  your  lot 
Is  duty;  but  be  not 
God's  benefits  forgot 

Amid  your  mirth. 

3  The  God  of  harvest  praise; 
Hands,  hearts,  and  voices  raise 

With  sweet  accord ; 
From  field  to  garner  throng. 
Bearing  your  sheaves  along. 
And  in  your  harvest  song 

Bless  ye  the  Lord. 

367  0.  M. 

A  Tiarvest  hymn. 
"nOUNTAIN  of  mercy,  God  of  love, 
Jl    How  rich  thy  bounties  are ! 
The  rolling  seasons,  as  they  move. 
Proclaim  thy  constant  care. 

2  When  in  the  bosom  of  the  earth 
The  sower  hid  the  grain, 

Thy  goodness  marked  its  secret  birth. 
And  sent  the  early  rain. 

3  The  spring's  sweet  influence,  Lord,  was  thine, 
The  plants  in  beauty  grew; 

Thou  gavest  refulgent  suns  to  shine, 
And  the  refreshing  dew. 


THANKSGIVING    AND   FASTS.  237 

4  Tliese  various  mercies  from  above 
Matured  the  swelling  grain; 

A  kindly  harvest  crowns  thy  love, 
And  plenty  tills  the  plain. 

5  We  own  and  bless  thy  gracious  sway  ; 
Thy  hand  all  nature  hails  ; 

Seedtime  nor  harvest,  night  nor  day, 
Summer  nor  winter,  fails. 

368  c.  M. 

FuUic  mpplication. 

WHEN  Abrah'm,  full  of  sacred  awe, 
Before  Jehovah  stood. 
And  with  an  humble,  fervent  prayer. 
For  guilty  Sodom  sued, 

2  With  what  success,  what  wondrous  grace, 
Was  his  petition  crowned! 

The  Lord  would  spare  if  in  this  place 
Ten  rigliteous  men  were  found. 

3  And  could  a  single  pious  soul 
So  rich  a  boon  obtain, 

Great  God,  and  shall  a  nation  cry 
And  plead  with  thee  in  vain  ? 

4  Are  not  the  righteous  dear  to  thee 
Now,  as  in  ancient  times  ? 

Or  does  this  sinful  land  exceed 
Gomorrah  in  her  crimes? 

5  Still  we  are  thine ;  we  bear  thy  name  j 
Here  yet  is  thine  abode ; 

Long  has  thy  presence  blessed  our  land  : 
Forsake  us  not,  0  God. 

369  .    ,    ^     CM. 

Prayer  for  our  native  land. 

LORD,  while  for  all  mankind  we  pray, 
Of  ever}"  clime  and  coast, 
0  hear  us  for  our  native  land, 
The  land  we  love  the  most 


238  HYMXS. 

2  0  guard  our  shores  from  every  foe ; 
"With  peace  our  borders  bless; 

Our  cities  witli  prosperity, 
Our  tields  with  plenteousness. 

3  Unite  us  in  the  sacred  love 

Of  knowledge,  truth,  and  thee  ; 
And  let  our  Jiills  and  valleys  chant 
The  songs  of  hberty. 

4  Lord  of  the  nations,  thus  to  thee 
Our  country  we  commend ; 

Be  thou  her  refuge  and  her  trust, 
Her  everlasting  friend. 

370  ...  li.  M. 

Public  humiliation. 

&REAT  Maker  of  unnumbered  worlds, 
And  whom  unnumbered  worlds  adore^ 
Whose  goodness  all  thy  creatures  share, 
While  nature  trembles  at  thy  power, 

2  Thine  is  the  hand  that  moves  the  spheres, 
That  wakes  the  wind  and  lifts  the  sea; 

And  man,  who  moves  the  lord  of  earth, 
Acts  but  the  part  assigned  by  thee. 

3  While  suppliant  crowds  implore  thine  aid, 
To  thee  we  raise  the  humble  cry  ; 

Thine  altar  is  the  contrite  heart. 
Thine  incense  the  repentant  sigh. 

4  0  may  our  land,  in  this  her  hour. 
Confess  thy  hand  and  bless  the  rod ; 

By  penitence  make  thee  her  Friend, 
And  find  in  thee  a  guardian  God. 

371  C.  M. 

Eumility  under  affliction. 

0  SINNER,  bring  not  tears  alone, 
Or  outward  form  of  prayer ; 
But  let  it  in  thy  heart  be  known 
That  peniteooQ  is  there. 


THAXKSGIVIXG    AND    FASTS.  239 

2  To  smite  the  breast,  the  clothes  to  ren/i, 
God  asketh  not  of  thee  ; 

Thy  secret  soul  he  bids  thee  bend 
In  true  humility. 

3  0  let  us  then,  with  heartfelt  griet, 
Draw  near  unto  our  God, 

And  pray  to  him  to  grant  relief, 
And  stay  the  lifted  rod. 

4  0  righteous  Judge,  if  thou  wilt  deign 

To  grant  us  what  we  need, 
"We  pray  for  time  to  turn  again, 

And  grace  to  turn  indeed. 


372  "^s  & 

Thanksgiving. 

PRAISE  the  Lord  who  reigns  above, 
And  keeps  his  courts  below ; 
Praise  him  for  his  boundless  love. 

And  all  his  greatness  show : 
Praise  him  for  his  noble  deeds; 

Praise  him  for  his  matchless  power; 
Him  from  whom  all  good  proceeds, 
Let  earth  and  heaven  adore. 

2  Publish,  spread  to  all  around 
The  great  Immanuel's  name; 

Let.  the  Gospel  trumpet  sound ; 

Him  the  Prince  of  peace  proclaim. 
Praise  him,  every  tuneful  string; 

All  the  reach  of  heavenly  art, 
All  the  power  of  music  bring. 

The  music  of  the  heart. 

3  Him  in  whom  they  move  and  live, 
Let  Qverj  creature  sing ; 

Glory  to  our  Saviour  give. 
And  homage  to  our  King. 


240  HY^INS. 

Hallowed  be  his  name  beneath, 
As  in  heaven,  on  earth  adored ; 

Praise  the  Lord  in  every  breath, 
Let  all  things  praise  the  Lord. 

373  8s  &  8s. 

Thanksgiving  anthem. 

LET  every  heart  rejoice  and  sing; 
Let  choral  anthems  rise ; 
Ye  rev'rend  men  and  children  bring 
To  God  your  sacrifice. 
Chorus. 
For  he  is  good;  the  Lord  is  good, 

And  kind  are  all  his  ways; 
With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 

The  Lord  Jehovah  praise: 
While  the  rocks  and  the  rills, 
While  the  vales  and  the  hills 

A  glorious  anthem  raise, 
Let  each  prolong  the  grateful  song. 
And  the  God  of  our  fathers  praise. 
2  He  bids  the  sun  to  rise  and  set ; 
In  heaven  his  power  is  known; 
And  earth  subdued  to  him,  shall  yet 
Bow  low  before  his  throne, 

Chorus. — For  he  is  good,  etc. 


NATIONAL    HYMNS. 


374:  L-  M. 

God  acknowledged  in  national  Uesdngs. 

GREAT  God  of  nations,  now  to  rhee 
Our  hymn  of  gratitude  we  raise ; 
With  humble  heart  and  beudiug  knee, 
We  offer  thee  our  song  of  praise. 


NATIONAL    HYMNfi.  241 

2  Thy  name  we  bless,  almighty  God, 
For  all  the  kindness  thou  hast  shown 

To  this  fair  land  the  pilgrims  trod, 
This  land  we  fondly  call  our  our  own. 

3  Here  freedom  spreads  her  banner  wide, 
And  casts  her  soft  and  hallowed  ray ; 

Here  thou  our  fathers'  steps  didst  guide 
In  safety  through  their  dangerou?  way. 

4  "We  praise  thee  that  the  Gospel's  light 
Through  all  our  land  its  radiance  sheds, 

Dispels  the  shades  of  error's  night. 

And  heavenly  blessings  round  us  spreads. 

B  Great  God.  preserve  us  in  thy  fear : 

In  dangers  still  our  guardian  be: 
0,  spread  thy  truth's  bright  precepts  here  ; 

Let  all  the  people  worship  thee. 

375  6s  &  4s. 

My  Country. 

MY  country,  'tis  of  thee, 
Sweet  land  of  hberty, 
Of  thee  I  sing; 
Laud  where  my  fathers  died, 
Land  of  the  pilgrim's  pride, 
From  every  mountain-side 
Let  freedom  ring, 

2  My  native  country,  thee, 
Land  of  the  noble  free, 

Thy  name  I  love; 
I  love  thy  rocks  and  rills. 
Thy  woods  and  templed  hills  ; 
My  heart  with  rapture  thrills, 

Like  that  above. 

3  Let  music  swell  the  breeze, 
And  ring  from  ail  the  trees 

Sweet  freedom's  song; 


242  HYMNS. 

Let  mortal  tongues  awake, 
Let  all  that  breathe  partake, 
Let  rocks  their  silence  break, 

The  sound  prolong. 
4  Our  father's  God,  to  thee, 
Author  of  liberty, 

To  thee  we  sing ; 
Long  may  our  land  be  bright 
With  freedom's  holy  light: 
Protect  us  by  ihy  might, 

Great  God,  our  King. 

876  63  &  48. 

Hymn  for  tJie  National  Anniversary 

AUSPICIOUS  morning,  haill 
Voices  from  hill  and  vale 
Thy  welcome  sing: 
Joy  on  thy  dawning  breaks ; 
Each  heart  that  joy  partakes, 
"While  cheerful  music  wakes. 
Its  praise  to  bring. 

2  "When  on  the  tyrant's  rod 
Our  patriot  fathers  trod. 

And  dared  be  free, 
They  trusted  not  in  zeal. 
Firm  nerves,  and  hearts  of  stee 
Our  country's  joy  to  seal, 

But,  Lord,  in  thee. 

3  Thou,  as  a  shield  of  power, 
In  battle's  awful  hour, 

Didst  round  us  stand: 
Our  hopes  were  in  thy  throne 
Strong  in  thy  might  alone. 
By  thee  our  banners  shone, 

God  of  our  land. 

4  Long  o'er  our  native  hills. 
Long  by  our  shaded  rills, 

May  freedom  rest; 


NATIONAL    HYMNS.  243 

Long  may  our  shores  have  peace, 
Our  flnp:  grace  every  breeze, 
Our  ships  the  distant  seas. 

From  east  to  west. 
5  Peace  on  this  day  abide 
From  morn  till  even-tide  ; 

Wake  tuneful  song; 
Melodious  accents  raise ; 
Let  every  heart,  with  praise, 
Bring  high  and  grateful  lays. 

Rich,  full,  and  strong. 

377  "^s  A  6s. 

ITie  Bible  and  Libert >/. 

ONCE  more  with  liallowed  feeling, 
We  join  the  blest  employ, 
Our  nation's  praises  pealing 

In  songs  of  festive  joy  : 

And  back  the  loud  hosanna 

Shall  roll  from  sea  to  sea, 

Till  mountain  and  savanna 

Re-echo,   "We  are  free." 

2  We  love  the  Book  which  lighted 
The  glow  of  patriot  fires, 

When  Freedom  was  benighted 

In  the  bosom  of  our  sires. 
They  shed  their  blood  to  save  us, 

And  gnined  our  liberty: 
The  greatest  boon  they  gave  us. 

The  Bible  was  made  free! 

3  Our  land  is  Virtue's  dwelling; 
Here  Science  builds  her  shrine  j 

And  happy  hearts  are  swelling 

With  joy  almost  divine: 
And  we  in  emulation 

Here  pledge  ourselves  to  bo 
The  guardians  of  our  nation — 

We'U  keep  the  Bible  free  I 


244  HTMNS. 


4  Then  come,  mth  hallowed  feeling, 

Join  in  the  blest  employ, 
Our  nation'e  praises  pealing 

In  songs  of  festive  joy. 
Till  back  the  loud  hosanna 

Shall  roll  from  sea  to  sea, 
From  mountain  and  savanna, 

"We'll  keep  the  Bible  free! 

378  lis  &  12s. 

The  Star-Spangled  Banner. 

OSAY,  can  you  see  by  the  dawn's  early  light, 
What  so.  proudly   we    hail    at    the  twjiight's    last 
gleaming, 
"Whose    broad    stripes    and    bright  stars,   through   the 
perilous  fight, 
O'er  the    ramparts   we   watched,   were   so    gallantly 
streaming  ? 
And  the  rocket's  red  glare,  bombs  bursting  in  air. 
Gave   proof  through    the  night  that  our  flag  was  still 
there. 

Chorus. 

0  say,  does  that  star-spangled  banner  yet  wavr 
O'er  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave? 

2  On  the  shore,  dimly  seen  through  the    mists  of  the 
deep, 

Where  the  foe's  hauglity  host  in  dread  silence  reposes, 
What  is  that  which  the  breeze  o'er  the  towering  steep, 

As  it  fitfully  blows,  half  conceals,   half  discloses? 
Now  it  catches  the  gleam  of  the  morning's  first  beam, 
In  full  glory  reflected  now  shines  in  the  stream: 

Chorus.  ^ 

'Tis  the  star-spangled  banner :   0  long  may  it  wave 
O'w  the  lind  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  fcrava 


XATIOXAL   HYMN'S.  245 

3  And  where  is  that  band  who  so  vauntingly  swore 
That  the  havoc  of  war  and  tlie  battle's  coufusioD 

A  home  and  a  country  should  leave  us  no  more? 

Their  blood  has  washed  out  their  foul  footsteps'  pollu- 
tion. 
No  refuge  can  save  the  hireling  and  slave 
From  the  terror  of  flight,  or  the  gloom  of  the  grave. 
Chorus. 
And  the  star-spangled  banner  in  triumph  shall  wave 
O'er  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave. 

4  0  thus  be  it  ever  when  freemen  shall  stand 
Between  their  loved  home  and  the  war's  desolation; 

Blest  with  victory  and  peace,   may  the  heaven-rescued 
land 
Praise  the  power  that  hath  made  and  preserved  us  a 
nation. 
Then  conquer  we  must,  when  our  cause  it  is  just, 
And  this  be  our  motto:  "In  God  is  our  trust!" 
Chorus. 
And  the  star-spangled  banner  in  triumph  shall  wave 
O'er  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave. 

379  8s  &  4s. 

God  speed  the  right. 
"VTOW  to  heaven  our  prayer  ascending, 
-Ll    God  speed  the  right; 
In  a  noble  cause  contending, 

God  speed  the  right ; 
Be  our  zeal  in  heaven  recorded^ 
With  success  on  earth  rewarded, 

God  speed  tlie  right. 
2  Be  that  prayer  again  repeated, 

God  speed  the  right; 
Ne'er  despairing,  though  defeated, 

God  speed  the  right; 
Like  the  great  and  good  in  story. 
If  we  fail,  we  fail  with  gloiy, 

God  speed  the  right 


246  HYMNS. 

3  Patient,  firm,  and  persevering, 

God  speed  the  right; 
Ne'er  th'  event  nor  danger  fearing. 

God  speed  the  right ; 
Pains,  nor  toils,  nor  trials  heeding, 
And  in  heaven's  good  time  succeeding, 

God  speed  the  right. 

4  Still  our  onward  course  pursuing, 

God  speed  the  right; 
Every  foe  at  length  subduing, 

God  speed  the  right ; 
Truth  our  cause,  whate'er  delay  it, 
There's  no  power  on  earth  can  stay  it ; 

God  speed  the  right. 

880  lis  &  93. 

The  Flag  of  our  Union. 

A  SONG  for  our  banner !  the  watchword  recall 
Which  gave  the  Republic  her  station; 
United  we  stand,  divided  we  fall ! 
It  made  and  preserved  us  a  nation ! 
Chorus. 
The  union  of  lakes,  the  union  of  lands, 
The  union  of  States  none  can  sever ; 
The  union  of  hearts,  the  union  of  hands. 
And  the  flag  of  our  Union  forever. 
2  Wnat  God  in  his  infinite  wisdom  designed, 

And  armed  with  his  weapon  of  thunder. 
Not  all  the  earth's  despots  and  factions  combined 
Have  the  power  to  conquer  or  sunder. 
Chorus — The  union  of  lakes,  etc. 

381  C.  M.  D. 

Unfurl  thz  "banner. 

UNFURL  the  banner  of  the  free ; 
True  hearts  should  ne'er  forget 
The  Btiirs  our  fathers  loved  to  see, 
That  sparkle  on  it  yet ; 


NATIO^^AL    HYMNS.  24' 

Thf^  stars  whose  light  in  days  gone  oy 

Lit  up  the  horizon 
With  the  red  tire  of  Uberty, 

Show  freedom's  cause  was  won 

Chorus. 

The  flag,  the  flag,  the  dear  old  flag, 

The  pride  of  all  the  free ; 
The  flag,  the  flag,  the  dear  old  flag, 

Emblem  of  liberty. 

2  We  need  no  trumpet-call  to  wake 
The  spirit  of  the  past ; 

Spring  to  the  halliard  ropes,  and  shake 

The  old  flag  to  the  blast ; 
And  loyal  hearts  sliall  greet  the  sight 

And  raise  it  to  tiie  sky ; 
And  bear  it  bravely  to  the  tight 

Enwreathed  with  victory. 
Chorus — The  flag,  etc. 

3  Behold  its  swelHng  glories  wave 
Above  the  eagle's  nest, 

Across  the  broad  Atlantic's  wave, 

The  prairies  of  the  West, 
The  city  spioe,  the  gallant  ship, 

The  highest  mountain  crag  ; 
While  blessings  flow  from  every  lip, 

God  bless  our  honored  flag. 
Chorus — The  flag,  etc.- 


38^2  4  8s  &  2  63. 

'"'"Thou  Jiastput  all  tJdn^s  under  Ti'ls feet.''* 

0  NORTH,  with  all  thy  vales  of  green, 
0  South,  with  all  thy  palms, 
From  peopled  towns,  and  flelds  between, 

Uplift  the  voice  of  psalms: 
Raise,  ancient  East,  the  anthem  high, 
And  let  the  youthful  West  reply. 
21 


248  HYMNS. 

2  Lol  in  the  clouds  of  heaven  appears 
God's  well-beloved  Son ; 

He  brings  a  train  of  brighter  years, 

His  kingdom  has  begun : 
He  comes  a  guilty  world  to  bless 
With  mercy,  truth,  and  righteousness. 

3  0,  Father,  haste  the  promised  hour 
"When  at  his  feet  shall  lie 

All  rule,  authority,  aud  power 

Beneath  the  ample  sky: 
When  he  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole, 
The  Lord  of  every  human  soul. 

4  When  all  shall  heed  the  words  he  said, 
Amid  their  daily  cares, 

Aud  by  the  loving  life  he  led 

Shall  strive  to  pattern  theirs : 
And  he  who  conquered  death  shall  win 
The  mighty  conquest  over  sin. 

383  L.  M. 

Our  heautiful  banner. 

OUR  beautiful  flag,  0  now  we  see, 
From  ever)-  spot  and  blemish  free, 
The  flag  of  our  Union,  bright  and  fair, 
Xhat  waves  in  triumph  everywhere. 
Chorus. 
0  I  be  true — 0  be  true  ! 
True  to  our  beautiful  flag  so  free. 

2  0,  beautiful  flag,  so  pure  and  bright, 
Thy  radiant  stars  are  life  and  light. 
The  emblem  of  power,  o\ir  guide  alway, 
Thy  stars  shall  never  fade  away. 

Chorus— 0 !  be  true,  etc. 

3  We  see  thy  stripes  and  eagle  bold. 
And  love  thee  more  as  we  behold; 

^Forever  wave  on  land  and  sea, 
The  Union  flag  of  the  brave  and  free. 
CHOftUS— 0 !  be  true,  etc 


MISCELLAITEOUS    SUBJECTS.  249 

4  This  beautiful  flag  we  love  to  see 
O'er  every  state  unfurled  and  free  ; 
Beneath  its  folds  shall  discord  cease, 
And  North  and  South  rejoice  in  peace 
Chorus — 0 1  be  true,  etc. 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS. 


384  ns  &  8g. 

Do  what  you  can. 

DON'T  think  there  is  nothing  for  children  to  do, 
Because  they  can't  work  like  a  man ; 
The  harvest  is  great  and  the  laborers  few: 
Then,  children,  do  all  that  you  e:\n. 

Chorus. 
Children,  do  all  that  you  can ; 

Children,  do  all  that  you  can  ; 
The  harvest  is  great  and  tlie  laborers  few, 

Then,  children,  do  all  that  you  can. 

2  You  think,  if  great  riches  you  had  at  command, 
Your  zeal  would  no  weariness  know  ; 

You'd  scatter  your  wealth  with  a  liberal  hand, 
And  succor  the  children  of  woe. 
Chorus — Cliildpen,  do  all,  etc. 

3  But  what  if  you've  naught  but  a  penny  to  give? 
Then  give  it,  though  scanty  your  store ; 

For  those  who  give  nothing  when  little  they  have, 
When  wealthy  will  do  little  more. 
Chorus — Children,  do  all.  etc. 
i  It  was  not  tlie  offering  of  pomp  and  of  power, 

It  was  not  the  golden  bequest — 
Ah.  no !   'twas  tlie  mite  from  the  hand  of  the  T>Dor 
That  Jesus  applauded  and  blessed. 
Choeus— riiildrea,  xio^  otc 


250  HYMNS. 

5  Then  don't  be  a  sluggard  and  live  at  your  ease, 

And  life  with  vain  pleasures  beguile ; 
But  ever  be  active  and  busy  as  bees, 

And  God  on  your  labors  will  smile. 
Chorus — Children  do  all,  etc. 

885  11^  &  9s. 

There's  a  crown  for  the  young. 

IKNO"W  there's  a  crown  for  tlie  saints  of  renown, 
And  for  saints  whose  good  deeds  are  unsung; 
But  0  say,  is  it  true,  if  their  days  are  but  few, 
That  a  crown  is  laid  up  for  the  young? 
Chorus. 
Tes,  I  know  there's  a  crown  for  the  young; 
If  tlieir  lives  daily  prove  that  the  Saviour  they 
love, 
I  know  there's  a  crown  for  the  young. 

2  The  youthful  shall  stand  in  that  beautiful  land, 
And  the  song  of  salvation  shall  sing; 

And  the  infant  of  days  strike  its  harp  in  the  praise 
Of  Immanuel,  its  Saviour  and  king. 
Chorus — Yes,  I  know,  etc. 

3  The  noble  of  birth,  and  the  poor  of  the  earth, 
Both  the  man  and  the  youth  and  the  child, 

If  in  Jesus  they  trust  when  they  rise   from  the   dust 
Shall  be  crowned  in  the  laud  undeflled. 
Chorus — Yes,  I  know,  etc. 

4  The  soul  of  a  child,  though  by  folly  defiled, 
Is  more  precious  than  tongue  can  express ; 

And  redeemed  by  the  blood  tliat  on  Calvary  flowed, 
It  shall  shine  in  the  region  of  bliss. 
Chorus — Yes,  I  know,  etc. 

5  Tlien  be  it  your  care  for  that  world  to  propane ; 
Bear  the  cross,  that  the  crown  may  be  yours; 

Never  tire  in  the  road  that  leads  upward  to  Grod, 
For  the  crown  is  for  him  who  endures. 
Chorus — Yes,  I  know,  etc 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  251 

386  8s,  ts  &  53. 

There's  rest  for  tTie  weary, 

IN  the  Christian's  home  in  glory 
There  remains  a  land  of  rest, 
There  my  Saviour's  gone  before  me. 
To  fulfill  my  soul's  request. 

Chorus. 

There  is  rest  for  the  weary, 

There  is  rest  for  you, 
On  the  other  side  of  Jordan, 
In  the  sweet  fields  of  Eden, 
Where  the  tree  of  life  is  blooming, 
There  is  rest  for  you. 

2  He  is  fitting  up  my  mansion. 
Which  eternally  shall  stand ; 

For  my  stay  shall  not  be  transient 
In  that  holy,  happy  land. 

Chorus — There  is  rest,  etc. 

3  Pain  and  sickifess  ne'er  shall  enter, 
Grief  nor  woe  my  lot  shall  share, 

But  in  that  celestial  center 
I  a  crown  of  life  shall  wear. 
Chorus — There  is  rest,  etc. 

4  Sing,  0  sing,  ye  heirs  of  glory ; 
Shout  your  triumphs  as  you  go ; 

Zion's  gates  will  open  for  you. 

You  will  find  an  entrance  through. 
Chorus — There  is  rest,  etc. 


887  8  lines  Ta. 

Little  travelers. 


LITTLE  travelers  Zionward, 
Eacli  one  entering  into  rest, 
In  the  kingdom  of  your  Lord, 
In  the  mansions  of  the  blest. 


*i52  HYMNS. 

There  to  welcome  Jesus  waits, 

Gives  tlie  crowns  his  followers  win; 

Lift  your  heads,  je  golden  gates, 
Let  the  little  travelers  in. 

2  Who  are  those  whose  little  feet, 
Pacing  life's  dark  journey  through, 

Now  have  reached  that  heavenly  seat 
They  have  ever  kept  in  view  ? 

"I,  from  Greenland's  frozen  land;" 
"I,  from  India's  sultry  plain;" 

"I,  from  Afric's  barren  sand;" 
"  I,  from  islands  of  the  main." 

3  "All  our  earthly  journey  past, 
Every  tear  and  pain  gone  by. 

Here  togetlier  met  at  last 
At  the  portal  of  the  sky !  " 

Each  the  welcome  "  Come  !  "  awaits, 
Conquerors  over  death  and  sin; 

Lift  your  heads,  ye  golden  gates, 
Let  the  little  travelers  in! 

388  "73  &  6a 

ITie  cry  of  the  TieatTien. 

FROM  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 
From  India's  coral  strand ; 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 

Roll  down  their  goJden  sand; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 

From  many  a  palmy  plain, 
They  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain. 
2  What  though  the  spicy  breezes 

Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle; 
Though  every  prospect  pleases. 

And  only  man  is  vile: 
In  vain  with  lavish  kindness 

The  gifts  of  God  are  strown ; 
The  heathen  in  his  blindness 

Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone. 


MISCELLANEOUS   SUBJECTS.  253 

3  Shall  we.  whose  souls  are  lighted 
"With  wisdom  from  on  high, 

Shall  we  to  men  benighted 

The  lamp  of  life  deny  ? 
Salvation  !  0  salvation  I 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  earth's  remotest  nation 

Has  learned  Messiah's  name. 

4  Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story, 
And  you,  ye  waters,  roll. 

Till,  like  a  sea  of  glory, 

It  spreads  from  pole  to  pole: 
Till  o'er  our  ransomed  nature 

The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 
Redeemer,  Kiug,  Creator, 

In  bliss  returns  to  reign. 

389  73  &  6s. 

Success  of  the  Gospel. 

THE  morning  light  is  breaking ; 
The  darkness  disappears; 
The  sons  of  earth  are  waking 

To  penitential  tears : 
Each  breeze  that  sweeps  the  ocean 

Brings  tidings  from  afar 
Of  nations  in  commotion. 
Prepared  for  Zion's  war. 

2  Rich  dews  of  grace  come  o'er  ua 
In  many  a  gentle  shower. 

And  brighter  scenes  before  us 

Are  opening  every  hour : 
Each  cry,  to  heaven  going. 

Abundant  answers  brings. 
And  heavenly  gales  are  blowing. 

With  peace  upon  their  wings. 

3  See  heathen  nations  bending 
Before  the  God  we  love. 

And  tliousand  hearts  ascending 
In  gratitude  above : 


254  HYMNS. 

"While  sinuers,  now  confessing, 

The  Gospel  call  obey, 
And  seek  the  Saviour's  blessing — 

A  nation  in  a  day. 
4  Blest  river  of  salvation, 

Pursue  thy  onward  way  ; 
Flow  tliou  to  every  nation, 

Nor  in  thy  riclies  stay : 
Stay  not  till  all  the  lowly 

Triumphant  reach  their  home; 
Stay  not  till  all  the  holy 

Proclaim,  "  The  Lord  is  come." 

390  lis  &  9s. 

A  light  in  the  window. 

THERE'S  a  light  in  the  window  for  thee,  brother,. 
There's  a  light  in  the  window  for  thee; 
A  dear  one  has  moved  to  the  mansions  above, 
There's  a  light  in  the  window  for  thee. 

Chorus — A  mansion  in  heaven  we  see, 

And  a  light  in  the  window  for  thee  ; 
A  mansion  in  heaven  we  see, 
And  a  light  in  the  window  for  thee. 

2  There's  a  crown,  and  a  robe,  and  a  palm,  brother, 
When  from  toil  and  from  care  you  are  free. 

The  Saviour  has  gone  to  prepare  you  a  home, 
With  a  hght  in  the  window  for  thee. 
Chorus — A  mansion  in  heaven,  etc. 

3  0  watch,  and  be  faitliful,  and  pray,  brother. 
All  your  journey  o'er  life's  troubled  sea; 

Though  afflictions  assail  you,  and  storms  beat  severe, 
There's  a  light  in  the  window  for  thee. 
Chorus — A  mansion  in  heaven,  etc. 

4  Then  on,  perseveringly  on,  brother,  _ 
Till  from  conHict  and  suffering  free, 

Bright  angels  now  beckon  j'ou  over  the  stream, 
There's  a  light  in  the  v/indow  for  thee. 
Chorus — A  mansion  in  heaven,  etc 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  255 

391  8s  &  ^.s. 

Shall  we  meet  beyond  tlie  river  f 

SHALL  we  meet  beyond  the  river, 
Where  the  surges  cease  to  roll, 
"Where,  in  all  the  bright  forever, 
Sorrow  ne'er  shall  press  the  soul  ? 
Chorus. 
Shall  we  meet  beyond  the  river, 
Where  the  surges  cease  to  roll? 

2  Shall  we  meet  in  that  blest  harbor 
When  our  stormy  voyage  is  o'er; 

Shall  we  meet  and  cast  the  anchor 
By  the  fair  celestial  shore? 

Chorus — Shall  we  meet,  otc. 

3  Where  the  music  of  the  ransomed 
Rolls  in  harmony  around. 

And  creation  swells  the  chorus 
With  its  sweet  melodious  sound? 
Chorus — Shall  we  meet,  etc. 

4  Shall  we  meet  with  many  a  loved  one  ? 
Torn  on  earth  from  our  embrace  ? 

Shall  we  listen  to  their  voices, 
And  behold. them  face  to  face? 
Chorus — Sliall  we  meet,  etc. 
6  Shall  we  meet  with  Christ  our  Saviour 

When  he  comes  to  claim  his  own? 
Shall  we  hear  him  bid  us  welcome. 
And  sit  down  upon  his  throne? 
Chorus — We  sliall  meet,  etc. 

392  4  lines  lis. 

W^ll  stand  for  tJie  right. 

THIS  life  is  a  battle  witlv  Satan  and  sin. 
And  we  are  the  soldiers  the  vict'ry  to  wiii; 
And  Christ  is  the  Captain  of  our  little  band; 
Whatever  opposes,  for  him  we  shall  stand. 
Choeus — We  will  stand  for  the  right 


256  HYMNS. 

1  To  God  for  our  armor  we'll  fail  not  to  go, 
He'll  clothe  us  with  truth  and  with  righteousness  too ; 
The  "  Gospel  of  peace"  shall  our  footsteps  attend, 
The  good  "  shield  of  faith  "  from  all  harm  shall  defend. 
Chorus — AVe  will  stand,  etc. 

3  Salvation  our  helmet,  the  Bible  our  sword, 
Though  wily  our  foes,  we  are  "strong  in  the  Lord;" 
While  watching  and  praying  our  armor  keeps  bright, 
Our  Saviour  will  help  us  to  stand  for  the  righi. 

Chorus — We  will  stand,  etc. 

4  Though  little  temptations  (tlie  worst  ones  of  all) 
Will  often  beset  us,  to  make  us  to  fall  ; 

We'll  "stand  up  for  Jesus,"  and  when  life  is  o'er, 
For  us  he'll  be  standing  on  Jordan's  bright  shore. 
Chorus — We  will  stand,  etc. 

393  8s  &  7s. 

A  home  leyond  f.Tie  tide. 

¥E  are  out  on  an  ocean  sailing : 
Homeward  bound,  we  smoothly  glide; 
We  are  out  on  an  ocean,  sailing 
To  a  home  beyond  the  tide. 
Chorus. 
All  the  storms  will  soon  be  over, 
Then  we'll  anchor  in  the  harbor  ; 
We  are  out  on  an  ocean  sailing 
To  a  home  beyond  the  tide. 

2  MiUions  now  are  safely  landed 
Over  on  the  golden  shore  ; 

Millions  more  are  on  tlieir  journey, 
Yet  there's  room  for  millions  more. 
Chorus — All  the  storms,  etc. 

3  Come  on  board,  0  ship  for  glory  I 
Be  in  haste,  make  up  your  mind, 

For  our  vessel's  weighing  anchor 
And  you  may  be  left  behind. 

Chorus — AU  the  storma,  eta 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  257 

4  "WTien  we  all  are  safely  anchored, 

We  will  shout  our  passage  o'er; 
We  will  walk  about  the  city, 

And  will  sing  for  evermore. 

Chorus — All  the  storms,  etc 

394:  "^  ^^'^^  ^'  s. 

Rappy  greeting  to  all. 

COME,  children,  and  join  in  our  festival  song, 
And  hail  the  sweet  joys  which  this  day  brings  along  j 
We'll  join  our  glad  voices  in  one  hymn  of  praise 
To  God,  who  has  kept  us^  and  lengthened  our  days. 

Chorus. 
Happy  greeting  to  all  I    happy  greeting  to  all ! 
Happy  greeting,  happy  greeting,  happy  greeting  to  all  I 

2  Our  Father  in  heaven,  we  lift  up  to  thee 
Our  voice  of  thanksgiving,  our  glad  jubilee; 

0  bless  us,  and  guide  us,  dear  Saviour,  we  pray, 
That  from  thy  blest  precepts  we  never  may  stray. 
Chorus — Happy  greeting,  etc. 

3  And  if,  ere  this  glad  year  has  drawn  to  a  close, 
Some  loved  one  among  us  in  death  shall  lepose. 
Grant,  Lord,  that  the  spirit  in  heaven  may  dwell, 
In  the  bosom  of  Jesus,  where  all  shall  be  well. 

Chorus — Happy  greeting,  etc. 

4  Kind  teachers,  we  children  would  thank  you  this  day, 
That  faithfully,  kindly,  you've  taught  us  the  way. 
How  we  may  escape  from  the  world's  sinful  charms, 
And  find  a  safe  refuge  in  the  Saviour's  loved  arms. 

Chorus — Happy  greeting,  etc. 

395  .  6s  &  53. 

Chide  mxldly  tTie  erring. 

CHIDE  mildly  the  erring; 
Kind  language  endears  ; 
Grief  follows  the  sinful, 
Add  not  to  their  tears, 


258  HYMNS. 

Avoid  with  reproaches 

Fresh  pain  to  bestow, 
The  heart  which  is  stricken 

Needs  never  a  blow. 

2  Chide  mildl}^  tlie  erring, 
Jeer  not  at  their  fall  ; 

If  strength  be  but  iiuraan, 

How  weakly  were  all! 
What  marvel  that  footsteps 

Should  wander  astray, 
When  tempests  so  shadow 

Life's  wearisome  way. 

3  Chide  mildly  the  erring, 
Entreat  them  with  care  ; 

Though  sinful  their  natures, 

They  need  not  despair. 
We  all  have  some  frailty. 

We  all  are  unwise; 
The  grace  which  redeems  us 

Must  come  from  the  skies. 

396  4  lines  lis. 

Marching  along. 

THE  children  are  gathering  from  near  and  from  far 
The  trumpet  is  sounding  the  call  for  the  war ; 
The  conflict  is  raging,  our  foes  round  us  throng, 
We'll  gird  on  our  armor  and  be  marching  along. 

Chorus. 
Marching  along,  we  are  marching  along; 
Gird  on  the  armor,  and  be  marching  along; 
The  conflict  is  raging,  'twill  be  fearful  and  long ; 
Then  gird  on  the  armor  and  be  marching  along 

2  The  foe  is  before  us  in  battle  array. 
But  let  us  not  waver  nor  turn  from  the  way ; 
The  Lord  is  our  strength,  be  this  ever  our  song; 
With  courage  and  faith  w^e  are  marching  along. 
Chorus. — Marching  along,  etc. 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  259 

3  "We've  listed  for  life,  and  avUI  camp  on  the  field ; 
Willi  Christ  as  our  Captain  we  never  will  yield. 
The  "sword  of  the  Spirit."  both  trusty  and  strong, 
We'll  hold  in  our  hands  as  we're  marching  along. 

Chorus. — Marching  along,  etc. 

4  Through  conflicts  and  trials  our  cro*vns  we  must  win, 
For  here  we  contend  'gainst  temptation  and  sin. 

But  one  thing  assures  us.  we  cannot  go  wrong 
T^  trusting  our  Saviour  while  marching  along. 
Chorus. — Marching  along,  etc. 

397  8  lines  10a. 

Joyfully  ice  move. 

JOYFULLY,  joyfully,  onward  we  move, 
Bound  to  the  laud  of  bright  spirits  above. 
Jesus,  our  ^^aviour,  in  mercy  says,  come, 
Joyfully,  j  oyfully,  haste  to  your  home. 
Soon  will  our  pilgrimage  end  here  below, 
Soon  to  the  presence  of  God  we  shall  go; 
Then,  if  to  Jesus  our  hearts  have  been  given, 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  rest  we  in  heaven, 

2  Teachers  and  scholars  have  passed  on  befoie; 
Waiting,  they  watch  us  approacl)ing  the  shore, 
Singing,  to  cheer  us  while  passing  along: 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  haste  to  your  home. 

Sounds  of  sweet  music  there  ravish  the  ear ; 
Harps  of  the  blessed,  your  strains  we  shall  hear, 
Filling  with  harmony  heaven's  high  dome: 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  Jesus,  we  come. 

3  Death  with  his  arrow  may  soon  lay  \is  low; 
Safe  in  our  Saviour,  we  feel  not  the  blow; 
Jesus  hath  broken  the  bars  of  the  tomb, 
Joyfully,  joyfully,   will  we  go  home. 

Bright  will  the  morn  of  eternity  dawn ; 
Death  shall  be  conquered,  his  scepter  be  gone; 
Over  the  plains  of  sweet  Canaan  we'll  roani, 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  will  we  go  borne. 


26®  nrmsrs. 

398  0.  M. 

Around  the  throne. 

AROUND  tlie  throne  of  God  in  heaven 
Thousands  of  children  stand ; 
Children  whose  sins  are  ah  forgiven, 
A  holy,  happy  band. 

CuORcJ. 

Singing  glory,  glory, 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high. 

2  In  flowing  robes  of  spotless  white, 
See  every  one  arrayed, 

Dwelling  in  everlasting  light, 
And  joys  that  never  fade. 
Chorus. — Singing,  etc. 

3  What  brought  them  to  that  world  above, 
That  heaven  so  bright  and  fair, 

Where  all  is  peace  and  joy  and  love? 

How  came  those  children  there? 

Chorus. — Singing,  etc. 

4  Because  the  Saviour  shed  his  blood 
To  wash  away  their  sin ; 

Bathed  in  that  pure  and  precious  flood, 
Behold  them  white  and  clean! 
Chorus. — Singing,  etc. 

5  On  earth  they  sought  the  Saviour's  grace ; 
On  earth  they  loved  his  name ; 

So  now  they  see  his  blessed  face 
And  stand  before  the  Lamb, 
Chorus. — Singing,  etc. 

399  lOs,  8s,  &  lis. 
Father  in  the  promised  land. 

J  HAVE  a  Fatlier  in  the  promised  land; 
My  Father  calls  me,  I  must  go 
To  meet  him  in  the  promised  land. 

I'll  away,  I'll  away  to  the  promised  land. 
My  Father  calls  me,  I  must  go 
To  meet  him  in  the  proaa^ed  laod. 


MISCELLAXEOUS    SUBJECTS.  261 

2  I  have  a  Saviour  in  the  promised  land ; 
My  Saviour  calls  me,  I  must  go 

To  meet  him  in  the  promised  land. 

I'll  away,  I'll  away  to  the  promised  land; 
My  Saviour  calls  me,  I  must  go 
To  meet  him  in  the  promised  land. 

3  I  have  a  crown  in  the  promised  land ; 
"When  Jesus  calls  me,  I  must  go 

To  wear  it  in  the  promised  land. 

I'll  away,  I'll  away  to  the  promised  land; 
"When  Jesus  calls  me,  I  must  go 
To  wear  it  in  the  promised  laud. 

4  I  hope  to  meet  you  in  the  promised  land: 
At  Jesus'  feet  a  joyous  baud, 

"We'll  praise  him  in  the  promised  land. 

Weil  away,  we'll  away  to  the  promised  land  • 
At  Jesus'  feet,  a  joyous  band, 
"We'll  praise  him  in  the  promised  land. 

400  6s  &  48. 

Temperance  Hymn. 

LET  the  still  air  rejoice, 
Be  every  youthful  voice 
Blended  in  one. 
"Wliile  we  renew  our  strain 
To  Him,  with  joy  again, 
"Who  sends  the  evening  rain 
And  morning  sun. 

2  His  hand  in  beauty  gives 
Each  flower  and  plant  that  lives, 

Each  sunny  rill; 
Springs  which  our  footsteps  meet, 
Fountains,  our  lips  to  greet, 
"\i\^aters,  whose  taste  is  sweet. 

On  rock  and  hill. 

3  So  let  each  thoughtful  child 
Drink  of  this  fountain  mild 

From  early  youth ; 


262  HTMNS. 

Then  shall  the  sonf?  we  raise 
Be  lieard  in  future  days  ; 
Ours  be  the  pleasant  ways 
Of  peace  and  truth. 

401  8s  &  6a. 

Not  the  drinJcfor  me. 

THE  drink  that's  in  the  drunkard's  bowl 
Is  not  the  drink  for  me ; 
It  kills  his  body  and  his  soul : 

How  sad  a  sight  is  he ! 
But  there's  a  drink  tliat  God  has  given, 
Distilling  in  the  showers  of  heaven 

In  measures  large  and  free. 
0  that's  the  drink,  that's  the  drink  for  me, 

2  The  stream  that  many  prize  so  high 
Is  not  the  stream  for  me  ; 

For  he  who  drinks  it  still  is  dry, 

And  so  will  ever  be. 
But  there's  a  stream  so  ccol  and  clear 
The  thirsty  traveler  lingers  near; 

Refreshed  and  glad  is  he. 
0  that's  the  drink,  that's  the  drink  for  mo, 

3  The  wine-cup  that  so  many  prize 
Is  not  the  cup  for  me; 

The  aching  head,  the  bloated  face. 

In  its  sad  train  I  sec; 
But  there's  a  cup  of  water  pure, 
And  he  who  drinks  it  may  be  sure 

Of  health  and  length  of  days. 
0  that's  the  cup,  that's  the  cup  for  me. 

4.02  S.  M. 

Temperance  liymn. 

MOURN  for  the  thousands  slain. 
The  youthful  and  the  strong; 
Mourn  for  the  wine-cup's  fatal  reign, 
Aud  the  deluded  throng. 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  263 

2  Mourn  for  the  ruined  soul; 
Eternal  life  and  light 

Lost  by  the  fiery,  maddening  bowl, 
And  turned  to  hopeless  night. 

3  Mourn  for  the  lost ;  but  call, 
Call  to  the  strong,  the  free ; 

Rouse  them  to  shun  that  dreadful  fall, 
And  to  the  refuge  flee. 

4  Mourn  for  the  lost,  but  pray, 
Pray  to  our  God  above 

To  break  the  fell  destroyer's  sway, 
And  show  his  saving  love. 

403  7s,  8s,  &  6s. 

The  pearl  for  me. 

THE  pearl  which  worldlings  covet 
Is  not  the  pearl  for  me : 
Its  beauty  fades  as  quickly 

As  sunshine  on  the  sea. 
But  there's  a  pearl  sought  by  the  wise, 
'Tis  called  the  pearl  of  greatest  price, 
Though  few  its  value  see. 
0  that's  the  pearl  for  m.e. 

2  The  crown  that  decks  the  monarcn's  brow 
Is  not  the  crown  for  me ; 

It  dazzles  but  a  moment, 

Its  brightness  soon  will  flee. 
But  there's  a  crown,  prepared  above, 
For  all  who  walk  in  humble  love, 

Forever  bright  'twill  be. 
0  that's  the  crown  for  me. 

3  The  load  that  many  travel 
Is  not  the  road  for  me ; 

It  leads  to  death  and  sorrow, 

In  it  I  would  not  be. 
But  there's  a  road  that  leads  to  God, 
'Tis  marked  by  Christ's  most  precious  blood; 
The  passage  here  is  free. 
0  that's  the  road  for  me. 
22 


264  HYMNS. 

4  The  hope  that  sinners  cherish 

Is  not  the  hope  for  me ; 
Most  surely  will  they  perish, 

Unless  from  sin  made  free ; 
But  there's  a  hope  which  rests  in  God, 
And  leads  the  soul  to  keep  his  word, 

And  sinful  pleasures  flee. 
0  that's  the  hope  for  me. 

404  9s  &  7a. 

Water  for  me. 

SOME  love  to  drink  from  the  foamy  brink, 
Where  the  wine-drop's  dance  they  see; 
But  the  water  bright,  in  its  silver  light, 
And  a  crystal  cup  for  me  ! 
Chorus. 
0  water,  bright  water,  pure,  precious,  free ! 
Tes,  'tis  water  bright,  in  its  silver  light,  and  a  crys- 
tal cup  for  me. 

2  0a  goodly  thing  is  the  cooling  spring, 
'Mong  the  rocks  where  the  moss  doth  grow; 

There's  health  in  the  tide,  and  there's  music  beside 
In  the  brooklet's  bounding  flow. 
Chorus. — 0  water,  etc. 

3  As  pure  as  heaven  is  the  water  given ; 
'Tis  forever  fresh  and  new; 

Distilled  from  the  sky  it  comes  from  on  hig**- 
In  the  shower  and  the  gentle  dew. 
Chorus. — 0  water,  etc. 

405 

Gfiant. 

FROM  the  recesses  of  a  lowly  spirit 
Our  humble  prayer  ascends.     0  Kathor,  hear  it' 
Borne  on  the  trembling  wings  of  fear  uaL  mteknesa 

Forgive  its  weakness. 
2  "We  know,  we  feel,  how  mean  and  h'jw  unworthy 
The  lowly  sacrifice  we  pour  before  thee ; 
"What  can  we  offer  thee,  0  thou  most  holy. 
But  sin  and  folly  ? 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  265 

3  "We  see  thy  hand ;  it  leads  us,  it  supports  us ; 
We  hear  thj  voice ;  it  counsels  and  it  courts  us  : 
And  then  we  turn  away ;  yet  still  thy  kindness 

Forgives  our  blindness ! 

4  Who  can  resist  thy  gentle  call,  appealing 

To  every  generous  thought  and  grateful  feehng ;   ■ 
0  who  can  hear  the  accents  of  thy  mercy, 
And  never  love  thee  I 

5  Kind  Benefactor !  plant  within  tins  bosom 
The  seeds  of  holiness,  and  let  them  blossom 
In  fragrance  and  in  beauty  bright  and  vernal, 

And  spring  eternal. 

6  Then  place  them  in  those  everlasting  gardens, 
Where  angels  walk,  and  seraphs  are  the  wardens ; 
Where  every  flower,  brought  safe  through    death's 

dark  portal. 
Becomes  immortal. 

406  L-  M. 

Chant. 

WITH  tearful  eyes  I  look  around, 
Life  seems  a  dark  and  stormy  sea; 
Tet  'midst  the  gloom  I  hear  a  sound, 
A  heavenly  whisper,  "Come  to  me." 

2  It  tells  me  of  a  place  of  rest  ; 

It  tells  me  where  my  soul  may  flee, 
0  to  the  weary,  faint,  oppressed, 
How  sweet  the  bidding,  "  Come  to  me.'* 

3  Come,  for  all  else  must  fade  and  die ; 
Earth  is  no  resting-place  for  thee ; 

Heavenward  direct  thy  weeping  eye, 
I  am  thy  portion,  "Come  to  me." 

4  0  voice  of  mercy,  voice  of  love  I 
In  conflict,  grie^  and  agony. 

Support  me,  cheer  me  from  above, 
-Ajid  gently  whisper,  "  Come  to  me.' 


266  HYMNS. 

407  8s  &  4. 

^''  Thywillhedom:^ 
^i  rPHY  will  be  done!  "     In  df.ious  way 
JL   The  burning  stream  of  life  may  run  ; 
Yet  still  our  grateful  hearts  shall  say, 
"Thy  will  be  done." 

2  "Thy  will  be  done  I  "  if  o'er  us  shine 
A  gladd'ning  and  a  prosp'rous  sun, 

This  prayer  will  make  it  more  divine : 
"Thy  will  be  done." 

3  "Thy  will  be  done!  "  though  shrouded  o'er 
Our  path  with  gloom,  one  comfort,  one 

Is  ours:  to  breathe,  whUe  we  adore, 
"Thy  will  be  done." 

408  .       ,  10s  &  4s. 

A  chant. — Ministering  angels. 

ANGELS  of  light,  spread  your  bright  wings,  and  keep 
Near  me  at  morn; 
Nor  in  the  starry  eve,  nor  midnight  deep. 
Leave  me  forlorn. 

2  From  all  dark  spirits  of  unholy  power 

Guard  my  weak  heart ; 
Circle  around  me  in  eacli  perilous  hour. 
And  take  my  part. 

3  From  all  foreboding  thoughts  and  dangerous  fears 

Keep  me  secure; 
Teach  me  to  hope,  and  through  the  bitterest  tears 
Still  to  endure. 

4  If  lonely  in  the  road  so  fair  and  wide 

My  feet  should  stray. 
Then  through  a  rougher,  safer  pathway  guide 
Me  day  by  day. 

5  Should  my  heart  faint  at  its  unequal  strife, 

0  still  be  near; 
Shadow  the  perilous  sweetness  of  this  life 
With  holy  fear. 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  267 

€  Then  leave  me  not  alone  in  this  bleak  world, 

"Where'er  I  roam ; 
And  at  the  end,  with  your  bright  wings  unfurled, 

0  take  me  home. 

409  53  &  83. 

Life  a  race. 

THIS  life  is  a  race, 
And  brief  is  the  space 
In  which  the  great  prize  must  be  won ; 
Then  do  not  delay, 
For  happy  are  they 
"Who  early  determine  to  run. 
Chorus. 
Run  in  the  race,  run  in  the  race, 
Run  in  the  race  for  glory. 

2  At  once  then  begin. 
Cast  off  every  sin 

And  weight  that  encumber"?  the  soul ; 

And  enter  the  track, 

And  never  look  back. 
Till  safely  arrived  at  the  goal. 

Chorus. — Run  in  the  race,  etc. 

3  When  faint  and  oppressed, 
Some  foe  may  suggest, 

"'Twere  better  the  race  to  give  o'er;" 

But  do  not  sit  down  ; 

Just  think  of  the  crown, 
And  that  will  re\dve  you  once  more. 

Chorus. — Run  in  the  race,  etc. 

4  Yes,  think  of  the  crown. 
And  let  the  world  frown, 

'Ti3  better  by  far  than  its  smile : 

It  shall  not  destroy ; 

And  as  for  its  joy. 
It  only  allures  to  defile. 

Chorus. — Run  in  the  race,  etc. 


268  iiYMxs. 

5  Awake  then,  arise; 

Contend  for  the  prize, 
What  glories  around  it  are  flung : 

0  fly  from  the  path 

That  leads  down  to  wrath, 
And  run  for  the  crown  while  you're  young. 
Chorus. — Run  in  the  race,  etc. 

410  8s  &  7fl 

The  goo^  Shepherd. 

ONCE  I  wandered  on  the  mountain, 
In  the  paths  by  sinners  trod, 
Heeded  not  the  flowing  fountain, 

Trifled  with  atoning  blood ; 
But  the  Sliepherd  kindly  sought  me, 

Guilty,  wretched,  and  unclean, 
Pardoned  all  my  sin,  and  brought  me 
To  his  pastures  fresh  and  green. 

2  In  this  vale  of  tears  and  sadness, 
He's  my  Shepherd,  ever  near, 

Turning  all  my  grief  to  gladness. 
When  on  him  I  oast  my  care. 

Though  a  father  may  forsake  me, 
And  a  mother  sink  to  rest, 

Tender  Shepherd,  he  will  take  me. 
Pierced  by  sorrow,  to  his  breast. 

3  Strong  temptations  may  beset  me. 
Snares  my  pathway  may  bestrew; 

But  he  never  will  forget  me, 

He  will  guard  and  guide  me  too. 

He  observes  each  poor  endeavor 
To  escape  from  sin's  control, 

And  the  sunshine  of  his  favor 

Cheers  my  fainting,  struggling  soul. 

4  When  the  shades  of  death  o'erspread  me, 
And  the  streams  of  life  congeal, 

Faithful  Shepherd,  do  thou  lead  me 
Safely  through  the  silent  vaJ«: 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  269 

"When  I  lay  aside  the  mortal, 

Immortafity  to  prove, 
Bear  me  through  the  heavenly  portal, 

Place  me  in  thy  fold  above. 

4-11  7s,  8s,  &  68. 

Little  pilgrims. 

THE  way  to  heaven  is  narrow. 
And  its  blessed  entrance  straight; 
But  how  safe  the  little  pilgrims 
"Who  get  within  the  gate  ! 

Chorus. 
And  we  may  join  the  pilgrim  band 

That  journeys  toward  the  light  ; 
For  the  golden  gate  of  that  happy  land 

Stands  open  day  or  night. 

2  The  sunbeams  of  the  morning 
Make  the  narrow  pathway  fair. 

And  these  early  little  pilgrims 
Find  devrj  blessings  there. 

Chorus. — And  we  may  join,  etc. 

3  They  pass  o'er  rugged  mountains, 
But  they  climb  them  with  a  song ; 

For  these  early  little  pilgrims 
Have  sandals  new  and  strong. 
Chorus. — And  we  may  join,  etc. 

4  They  do  not  greatly  tremble, 
"When  the  shadows  night  foretell; 

For  these  early  little  pilgrims 
Have  tried  the  path  full  well. 
Chorus. — And  we  may  join,  etc. 

5  They  know  it  leads  to  heaven, 
"With  its  bright  and  open  gates, 

"Where  for  happy  little  pilgrims 
A  Saviour's  v^lcome  waits. 

Chorus. — And  we  may  join,  etc. 


270  HYMNS. 

4,10,  6s  &  48. 

Lord^  is  it  If 

ONE  night  tiie  Saviour  said, 
"  My  liours  to  live  are  few ; 

1  soon  sliall  be  betrayed, 

My  friends,  by  one  of  you." 
"Lord,  is  it  I?" 
They  all  do  cry. 

2  Beloved  above  the  rest, 
John  leaned  his  gentle  head 

Upon  the  Saviour's  breast 
And  softly  whispering,  said, 
"Lord,  tell  me  who 
This  thing  shall  do." 

3  "One  of  this  little  baud," 
The  Saviour,  answering,  said, 

"  Will  hither  reach  his  hand, 
And  dip  with  rae  his  bread. 
Who  dips  with  me, 
The  same  is  he." 

4  Dear  Lord,  how  could  it  be 
That  one  who  lived  all  day 

And  ate  his  bread  with  thee 
Should  thy  dear  life  betray! 
Ah  !   how  could  he 
Thus  deal  with  thee  1 
6  Not  so  would  I  reward 
Thy  tender  love  to  me ; 
I  would,  my  dearest  LordL, 
Thy  faithful  servant  be. 
For  thou  art  he 
Who  died  for  me. 

413  6s  &  5a. 

Of  such  is  the  hingdom. 

ROUND  the  throne  in  glory  ^ 

Happy  children  throng, 
And  redemption's  story 
"Wakes  the  harp  and  song. 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  271 

On  the  verdant  mountain, 

By  the  shining  stream, 
Or  the  living  fountain, 

Jesus  is  their  theme. 

Chorus. 
Glory  to  the  Lamb, 

Praise  him  and  adore; 
Glory  to  the  Lamb 

For  evermore. 

2  Robes  of  snowy  whiteness, 
Beautiful  and  rare ; 

Crowns  of  radiant  brightness. 

Such  those  children  wear: 
Safe  from  death's  bereavement, 

Sorrow  and  the  grave, 
Free  from  sin's  enslavement 

Victory's  palm  they  wave. 

Chorus. — Glory  to  the  Lamb,  etc. 

3  Now  the  skillful  fingers 
Sweep  the  golden  lyre; 

Not  a  harper  hngers 

In  that  ransomed  choir; 
Yoices  sweetly  blending 

"With  the  tuneful  string. 
To  the  throne  ascending, 

Praise  the  heavenly  King. 

Chorus. — Glory  to  the  Lamb,  etc 

4  Children  now  sojournmg 
In  a  world  of  sin, 

From  your  follies  turning, 

Strive  to  enter  in: 
Let  your  young  affections 

Round  the  Saviour  twine; 
And  'mid  heaven's  attractions  \ 

You  shall  sing  and  shine. 

Chorus. — Glory  to  the  Lamb,  eta 


272  HYMNS. 

414  12s  &  98. 

Something  to  do  in  heaven. 

THERE'IiL  be  something  in  heaven  for  children  to  do ; 
None  are  idle  in  that  blessed  land  ; 
There'll  be  loves  for  the  heart,  there'll  be  thoughts  for 

the  mind, 
And  employment  for  each  little  hand. 

Chorus. 
There'll  be  something  to  do,  there'll  be  something  to  do; 
There'll  be  something  for  children  to  do  : 
On  the  bright  shining  shore,  where  there's  joy  evermore, 
There'll  be  something  for  children  to  do. 

2  There'll  be  lessons  to  learn  of  the  wisdom  of  God 
As  they  wander  the  green  meadows  o'er ; 

And  they'll  have  for  their  teachers  in  that  blest  abode 
All  the  good  that  have  gone  there  before. 

Chorus. — There'll  be  something  to  do,  etc. 

3  There'U  be  errands  of  love  from  the  mansions  above 
To  the  dear  ones  that  linger  below ; 

And  it  may  be  our  Father  the  children  will  send 
To  be  angels  of  mercy  in  woe. 

Chorus. — There'll  be  something  to  do,  etc. 

415  4  lines  lis. 
Safe  at  home. 

TXTHEN  the  battle  is  fought  and  the  victory  won, 
YV    Life's  trials  are  ended,  and  life's  duties  done, 
Then  Jesus,  our  Saviour,  vAW  welcome  us  home ; 
No  more  in  this  desert  of  sin  we  shall  roam. 

Chorus. — Safe,  safe  at  home, 
No  more  to  roam. 
2  The  most  youthful  soldier  will  then  have  a  share 
In  heavenly  mansions  prepared  for  us  there; 
The  song  of  redemption  from  infants  shall  swell 
As  5f  Jesus,  to  wondering  angels,  they  tell. 

Chorus. — Safe,  safe  at  home,  etc. 


MISCELLANEOUS    SUBJECTS.  273 

3  Though  taken  from  earth  in  life's  earliest  mom, 
The  crown  of  our  Saviour  we'll  ever  adorn  ; 

More  bright  than  the  stars  will  thy  ransomed  ones  sbine, 
For  the  radiance,  dear  Saviour,  's  eternally  thine. 
Chorus. — Safe,  safe  at  home,  etc. 

4  0  then  will  our  hearts  swell  with  rapture  supreme, 
For,  Jesvis,  thy  glories  will  over  us  beam; 

Our  minds  with  the  riches  of  wisdom  be  stored. 
For  God  will  be  known  and  forever  adored. 
Chorus. — Safe,  safe  at  home,  etc. 

416  lis  &  9s. 

WTien  Jesus  was  on  earth. 

I  THINK,  when  I  read  that  sweet  story  of  old, 
When  Jesus  was  here  among  men. 
How  he  called  little  children  as  lambs  to  his  fold, 
I  should  like  to  have  been  with  them  then. 

2  I  wish  that  his  hands  had  been  placed  on  my  head. 
That  his  arm  had  been  thrown  around  me, 

And  that  I  might  have  seen  his  kind  look  when  he  said, 
"Let  the  little  ones  come  unto  me." 

3  Yet  still  to  his  footstool  in  prayer  I  may  go. 
And  ask  for  a  share  in  his  love ; 

And  if  I  thus  earnestly  seek  him  below, 
I  shall  see  him  and  hear  him  above. 

4  In  that  beautiful  place  he  is  gone  to  prepare, 
For  all  wlio  are  washed  and  forgiven ; 

And  many  dear  children  are  gathering  there, 
"  For  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven." 

417  8s,  9s,  &  12. 
"  What  shall  I  do  to  be  saved  P^ 

OWHAT  shaU  I  do  to  be  saved 
From  the  sorrows  that  burden  my  soul? 
Like  the  waves  in  the  storm  when  the  winds  are  at  war 
Chilling  floods  of  distress  o'er  me  roll. 
Chorus. 
What  shall  I  do?  what  shall  I  do? 
0  what  shall  I  do  to  be  saved? 


274  HYMNS. 

2  0  what  shall  I  do  t  o  be  saved 

When  the  pleasures  of  youth  are  all  fled, 
And  the  iriends  I  have  loved  from  the  earth  axe 
moved, 
And  I  weep  o'er  the  graves  of  the  dead  ? 

Chorus. — What  shall  I  do,  etc. 

3  0  what  shall  I  do  to  be  saved 

When  sickness  my  strength  shall  subdue, 
Or  the  world  in  a  day  like  a  cloud  roll  away, 
And  eternity  opens  to  view  ? 

Chorus. — What  shall  I  do,  etc. 

4  0  Lord,  look  in  mercy  on  me ; 

Come,  0  come,  and  speak  peace  to  my  soul; 
Unto  whom  shall  I  flee,  dearest  Lord,  but  to  thee; 
Thou  canst  make  my  poor  broken  heart  whole. 
Chorus. 
That  will  I  do,  that  will  I  do. 
To  Jesus  I'll  go  and  be  saved. 

^18  8s  &  78. 

Gently  lead  us. 
n  ENTLY,  Lord,  0  gently  lead  us 
VT  Througli  this  lonely  vale  of  tears, 
Through  the  changes  thou'st  decreed  us, 

Till  our  last  great  change  appears ; 
When  temptation's  darts  assail  us, 

When  in  devious  paths  we  stray, 
Let  thy  goodness  never  fail  us, 

Lead  us  in  thy  perfect  way. 

2  In  the  hour  of  pain  and  anguish, 

In  the  hour  when  death  draws  near, 
Suffer  not  our  hearts  to  languish. 

Suffer  not  our  souls  to  fear  ; 
And  when  mortal  life  is  ended, 

Bid  us  on  thy  bosom  rest. 
Tin,  by  angel  bands  attended, 

We  awake  among  the  blest. 


•illSCELLxVXEOUS    SUBJECTS.  276 

419  8s  &  la. 

My  days  are  gliding  hy. 

MY  days  are  gliding  swiftly  by, 
Aud  I,  a  pilgrim  stranger, 
"Would  not  detain  them  as  they  fly, 
Those  hours  of  toil  and  danger. 
Chords. 
For  0,  we  stand  on  Jordan's  strand, 

Our  friends  are  passing  over, 
And,  just  before,  the  shining  shore 
We  may  almost  discover. 

2  "We'll  gird  our  loins,  my  brethren  dear, 
Our  heavenly  home  discerning  ; 

Our  absent  Lord  has  left  us  word, 
Let  every  lamp  be  burning. 

Chorus. — For  0,  we  stand,  etc. 

3  Should  coming  days  be  cold  and  dark. 
We  need  not  cease  our  singing; 

That  perfect  rest  naught  can  molest 
Where  golden  harps  are  ringing. 
Chorus — For  0,  we  stand,  etc. 

4  Let  sorrow's  rudest  tempest  blow, 
Each  cord  on  earth  to  sever: 

Our  King  says,  Come,  and  there's  our  home, 
Forever.  0,  forever. 

Chorus — For  0,  we  stand,  etc 

4:Q0  ''s  &  6s. 

Have  courage  to  do  right. 

IF  you  would  find  salvation, 
And  taste  its  joys  below, 
Don't  parley  with  temptation. 
But  promptly  answer,  Nol 
Chorus. 
Have  courage  to  do  right. 
Have  courage  to  do  right; 
The  world  may  sneer,  but  never  tear ; 
Have  courage  to  do  right. 


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276  HYMNS. 

2  If  lured  by  sinf  ^.  pleasure, 
Look  upward  and  resist; 

For  sorrow  without  measure 
Shall  rend  the  guilty  breast. 

Chorus. — Have  courage  to  do  right,  etc 

3  If  sinners  should  revile  yo'o, 
With  patience  bear  the  cross; 

Their  aim  is  to  defile  you, 
And  glory  in  your  loss. 

Chorus. — Have  courage  to  do  right,  eto 

4  The  world  will  strive  to  charm  you, 
And  Satan  hurl  the  dart ; 

But  who  or  what  can  harm  you 
While  Jesus  guards  the  heart? 

Chorus. — Have  courage  to  do  right,  etc. 

5  Stand  up,  then,  for  the  truthful, 
Stand  up,  then,  for  the  pure ; 

Let  courage  nerve  the  youthful 
The  conflict  to  endure. 

Chorus. — Have  courage  to  do  right,  etc. 

4=21  s.  M. 

Sing  to  me  of  Jieaven. 

COME,  sing  to  me  of  heaven 
When  I'm  about  to  die; 
Sing  songs  of  holy  ecstacy. 
To  waft  my  soul  on  high. 
Chorus. 
There'll  be  no  sorrow  there, 
There'll  be  no  sorrow  there; 
In  heaven  above,  wliere  all  is  love, 
There'll  be  no  sorrow  there. 
2  When  the  last  moment's  come, 

0,  watch  my  dying  face, 
To  catch  the  briglit  seraphic  glow 
Which  in  each  feature  plays. 

Chorus. — There'll  be  no  sorrow,  etc 


MISCELLANEOUS   SUBJECTS.  271" 

3  Then  to  ny  raptured  ear 

Let  one  sweet  song  be  given; 

Let  music  charm  me  last  on  earth, 

And  greet  me  first  in  heaven. 

Chorus. — There'll  be  no  sorrow,  etc. 

4  When  round  my  senseless  clay- 
Assemble  those  I  love, 

Then  sing  of  heaven,  delightful  heaven. 
My  glorious  home  above. 

Chorus. — There'll  be  no  sorrow,  etc. 

4.Q2  Peculiar. 

Beautiful  land  of  rest. 

JERUSALEM,  forever  bright, 
Beautiful  land  of  rest  1 
No  winter  there  nor  chill  of  night, 
Beautiful  land  of  rest  1 
The  dripping  cloud  is  chased  awaj. 
The  sun  breaks  forth  in  endless  day. 

Chorus. 

Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  beautiful  land  of  rest  I 
Beautiful  land,  beautiful  laud,  beautiful  land  of  rest 

2  Jerusalem,  forever  free, 

Beautiful  land  of  restl 
The  soul's  sweet  home  of  Liberty, 
Beautiful  land  of  rest ! 
The  bonds  of  sin,  the  chains  of  woe, 
The  ransomed  there  will  never  know. 
Chorus. — Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  etc. 

3  Jerusalem,  forever  dear, 

Beautiful  land  of  rest ! 
Thy  pearly  gates  almost  appear, 
Beautiful  land  of  rest ! 
And  when  we  tread  thy  lovely  shore, 
"We'll  sing  the  song  we've  sung  before. 
Chorus. — Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  etc. 


278  HYMNS. 

DOXOLOGIES, 


4Q3  L.  M. 

PRAISE  God,  from  whom  all  blessiugs  flow; 
Praise  him,  all  creatures  here  below; 
Praise  him  above,  ye  heavenly  host, 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

4Q4  C.  M. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
One  God,  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glory  as  it  was,  is  now, 
And  shall  be  evermore. 

425  S.  M. 

THE  Father  and  the  Son 
And  Spirit  we  adore, 
"We  praise,  we  bless,  we  worship  thee 
Both  now  and  evermore. 

4^6  4  ^**we5  la- 

SING  we  to  our  God  above 
Praise  eternal  as  his  love; 
Praise  him,  all  ye  heavenly  host, 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

497  4  6s  &  2  8a. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne 
Your  highest  honors  raise ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 

To  God  the  Spirit  praise. 
Eternal  King,  with  all  our  powers, 
Thy  name  we  sing,  while  faith  adores. 


INDEX 


THB  FIGURES  REFER  TO  THE  PAGE. 

A  broken  heart,  0  Lord 149 

A  charge  to  keep  I  have 172 

Again  we  meet,  0  Lord 20 

Alas  I  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed 84 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name 59 

All  that  I  was  ;  my  sin,  my  guilt 181 

Almighty  God,  thy  piercing  eye 39 

Almighty  God,  while  we 141 

Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross  ? 171 

Among  the  deepest  shades  of  night 32 

And  am  I  only  born  to  die  ? 223 

And  must  I  be  to  judgment  brought 219 

And  now,  my  soul,  another  year 225 

And  will  the  Judge  descend 220 

Angels  of  light,  spread  your  bright  wings 266 

Another  six  days'  work  is  done 10 

A  pilgrim  through  this  lonely  world 187 

Arise,  my  soul,  arise 174 

Arise,  my  soul,  on  wings  sublime 156 

Around  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven 260 

Asleep  in  Jesus  !  blessed  sleep 201 

A  song  for  our  banner,  the  watchword  recall 246 

A  throne  of  grace  !  then  let  us  go 169 

Auspicious  morning,  hail ! 242 

Awake,  and  sing  the  song 54 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 47 

Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays 51 

Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve 161 

Beautiful  Zion,  built  above 210 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne 22 

Behold  the  grace  appear 06 

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280  INDEX. 


Behold  the  morning  sun 16 

Behold  the  Saviour  at  the  door 115 

Behold,  the  Saviour  of  mankind 86 

Behold  the  western  evening  light 201 

Be  kind  to  tny  father;  for  when  thou  wast  young. . .  146 

Beneath  our  feet  and  o'er  our  head 135 

Bless,  0  my  soul,  the  living  God 35 

Breast  the  wave,  Christian 161 

Brethren,  while  we  sojourn  here 192 

Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning 97 

Brother,  rest  from  sin  and  sorrow 204 

Brother,  thou  art  gone  to  rest 200 

Brother,  though  from  yonder  sky 202 

By  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill * 123 

Calm  on  the  list'ning  ear  of  night 107 

Chide  mildly  the  erring 257 

Children,  hear  the  melting  story 86 

Cliildren,  listen  to  the  Lord 119 

Christ  is  born,  and  heaven  rejoices 104 

Christmas  bells  are  ringing,  ringing 107 

Christ,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day 108 

Come,  children,  and  join  in  our  festival  song 257 

Come,  children,  hail  the  Prince  of  peace 73 

Come,  children,  join  to  sing 40 

Come,  children,  kindly  gather 206 

Come,  every  pious  heart 58 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove 25 

Come,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 120 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 23 

Come,  let  us  sing  of  Jesus 49 

Come,  let  its  tune  our  loftiest  song 68 

Come,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare 42 

Come,  sing  to  me  of  heaven 276 

Come,  sound  his  praise  abroad 26 

Come,  thou  Almighty  King 19 

Come,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing 168 

Come  to  the  ark,  come  to  the  ark 150 

Come  to  the  morning  prayer 48 

Come,  ye  that  love  the  Lord 40 

Dark  was  the  night  and  cold  the  ground 89 

Dear  Father,  ere  we  part 48 

Dear  Jesus,  ever  at  my  side 65 


INDEX.  281 

Dear  Jeans,  let  thy  pityinof  eye 58 

Death  has  been  here  and  borne  away 198 

Delay  not,  delay  not,  0  sinner,  draw  near 135 

Depth  of  mercy'!  can  there  be 137 

Did  Christ  o'er  sinners  weep  ? 134 

Don't  think  there  is  nothing  for  children  to  do 249 

Ere  mountains  reared  their  forms  sublime 25 

Eternal  source  of  every  joy 228 

Eternal  Wisdom,  thee  we  praise 33 

Eternity  is  just  at  hand 222 

Faithful  Shepherd,  meek  and  mild 80 

Far  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  begone 38 

Father,  how  wide  thy  glory  shines 20 

Father  of  all,  in  whom  alone 15 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 13 

Father,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 162 

Forever  here  my  rest  shall  be 159 

Fountain  of  mercy,  God  of  love 236 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 26 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows 41 

From  Greenland's  icy  mountains 252 

From  the  cross  uplifted  high SO 

From  the  recesses  of  a  lowly  spirit 264 

Full  oft  does  Satan  try 145 

Gently,  Lord,  0  gently  lead  us 274 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high 27 

Glory  to  God  on  high !  let  heaven  and  earth  reply. .  44 

Glory  to  God  on  high !  peace  upon  earth,  and  joy 101 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 173 

God  of  our  lives,  thy  various  praise 229 

God  over  all,  forever  blest 48 

Go,  labor  on  ;   spend  and  be  spent 180 

Go  thou  in  life's  fair  morning 114 

Gracious  Spirit,  love  divine 22 

Grace,  'tis  a  charming  sound 122 

Great  God,  and  wilt  thou  condescend 52 

Great  God  of  nations,  now  to  thee 240 

Great  God,  to  thee,  my  evening  song 52 

Great  Maker  of  unnumbered  worlds 238 

Guide  me,  0  thou  great  Jehovah 175 


282  INDEX. 


Hail  to  the  Lord's  anointed 60 

Hail  to  the  Sabbath  day 8 

Hark,  my  soul,  it  is  the  Lord 70 

Hark  !  ten  thousand  harps  and  voices 72 

Hark  !  the  herald  angels  sing 99 

Hark  !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 93 

Hark  I  what  celestial  sounds 100 

Hark  !  what  mean  those  holy  voices 95 

Hasten,  sinner,  to  be  wise 115 

Haste,  traveler,  haste,  the  night  comes  on 151 

Hear  ye  not  a  voice  from  heaven  ? 116 

He  dies,  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies 110 

He  has  come  !  the  Christ  of  God 101 

He  is  risen,  he  is  not  here 112 

He  liveth  long  who  liveth  well 179 

Help,  Lord,  to  whom  for  help  I  fly 66 

He  makes  his  mother  sad 143 

Holy  Bible,  well  I  love  thee 13 

Holy  Father,  hear  my  cry 138 

How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies 213 

How  firm  a  foundation  ye  saints  of  the  Lord 78 

How  haj)py  is  the  child  who  hears 117 

How  lovini^  is  Jesus,  who  came  from  the  sky 83 

How  pleasing  is  the  voice 230 

How  precious  is  the  story 88 

How  shall  the  young  secure  their  hearts 18 

How  sweet  are  the  flowers  of  the  garden  and  field. . .  234 

How  sweet  is  the  Sabbath  to  me 11 

How  sweet  the  hour  of  closing  day 199 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 66 

How  swift  the  torrent  rolls 197 

How  vain  are  all  things  here  below 175 

If  I  must  die,  O  let  me  die 204 

If  you  would  find  salvation 275 

I  have  a  Father  in  the  promised  land 260 

I  have  a  home  above 213 

I  heard  the  voice  of  Jesus  say 128 

I  know  there's  a  crown  for  the  saints  of  renown 250 

I  lay  my  sins  on  Jesus 56 

I  love  thy  kingdom^  Lord 63 

I  love  to 'steal  a  while  away 193 

I'm  but  a  stranger  here 170 

I  must  not  let  my  tongue 145 


INDEX.  283 


I  must  not  nurse  within  my  soul 146 

I  need  thee,  precious  Jesus 73 

[n  the  Christian's  home  In  glory 251 

In  the  far  better  land  of  glory  and  light 84 

In  the  vineyard  of  our  Father 178 

I  saw  One  hanging  on  a  tree 90 

I  saw  the  cross  ot  Jesus 183 

I  think  when  I  read  that  sweet  story  of  old 273 

I  want  to  be  like  Jesus . . , 68 

I  want  to  live  near  Jesus 190 

I  want  to  love  my  Saviour 139 

I  was  a  wandering  sheep 130 

1  would  not  live  alway,  I  ask  not  to  stay 209 

Jerusalem,  my  happy  home 216 

Jerusalem,  for  ever  bright 277 

Jesus,  and  trhall  it  ever  be 172 

Jesus,  high  in  glory 83 

Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken 155 

Jesus,  in  sickness  and  in  pain 191 

Jesas,  lover  of  my  soul 57 

Jesus,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone 65 

Jesus,  my  Saviour  and  my  Lord 16 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 37 

Jesus,  tender  Shepherd,  hear  me 46 

Jesus,  the  Lord  of  glory,  died 85 

Jesus,  thou  art  the  sinner's  Friend 153 

Jesus,  thy  name  I  love 185 

Jesus,  we  love  to  meet 11 

Join  all  the  glorious  names 64 

Joyfully,  joyfully,  onward  we  move 259 

Joy  to  the  sons  of  men 103 

Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come 102 

Just  as  I  am,  without  one  plea 129 

Let  earth  and  heaven  agree 82 

Let  every  heart  rejoice  and  sing 240 

Let  the  still  air  rejoice 261 

Let  worldly  men  from  shore  to  shore 17 

Life  is  a  span,  a  fleeting  hour 195 

Like  JS^oah's  weary  dove 188 

Little  ciuldren,  can  you  tell 98 

Little  drops  of  water 177 

Little  travelers  Zionward ,  251 


28+  INDEX. 

Lo  1  he  comes,  with  clouds  descending 220 

Lone;  ago  the  Lord  of  glory 99 

Lord,  before  thy  throne  we  stand 46 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing 50 

Lord,  I  am  thine,  entirely  thine 155 

Lord,  I  approach  the  mercy-seat 132 

Lord  of  earth,  thy  forming  hand 76 

Lord,  teach  a  little  child  to  pray 53 

Lord,  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through 35 

Lord,  while  for  all  mankind  we  pray 237 

Love  divine,  all  love  excelling 165 

Majestic  sweetness  sits  enthroned 54 

May  I  resolve  with  all  my  heart 136 

Mercy  alone  can  meet  my  case 133 

Morn  amid  the  mountains 29 

Mourn  for  the  thousand  slain 262 

Must  I  my  brother  keep  ? 189 

Must  Jesus  bear  the  cross  alone  ? 163 

My  country,  'tis  of  thee 241 

My  days  are  gliding  swiftly  by 275 

My  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  ye  so 176 

My  faith  looks  up  to  thee 164 

My  Father,  when  I  come  to  thee 39 

My  feet  are  weary  with  the  march 214 

My  God,  my  Father,  while  I  stray 182 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys 164 

My  heavenly  home  is  bright  and  fair 214 

My  Saviour  has  gone  to  prepare 212 

My  sins  are  blotted  out 187 

My  son,  know  thou  the  Lord 118 

My  span  of  life  will  soon  be  done 196 

My  tunes  are  in  thy  hand 157 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  thee 167 

Now  condescend.  Almighty  King 21 

Now  to  heaven  our  prayer  ascending 245 

Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song 24 

0  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul 34 

O  come,  let  us  sing 29 

O  could,  we  speak  the  matchless  worth 74 

O  for  a  faith  that  will  not  shrink 158 

0  for  a  heart  to  praise  my  God 167 


INDEX.  285 


0  for  an  overcoming  faith 158 

O  for  the  death  of  those 202 

O  God,  my  inmost  soul  convert 221 

O  God,  our  help  in  ages  past 194 

0  happy  day  tliat  fixed  my  choice 154 

O  Lord*  beliold,  before  thy  throne 45 

Once  I  Avandered  on  the  mountaia 268 

Once  more  with  hallowed  feeling  ...  243 

Once  was  heard  the  song  of  children 61 

One  night  the  Saviour  said 270 

One  prayer  I  have,  all  prayers  in  one 186 

One  sweetly  solemn  tliought 160 

One  there  is  above  all  others 81 

On  Jordan's  srorray  banks  I  stand 217 

O  North,  with  all  thy  vales  of  green 247 

Oppressed  with  noonday'.^  scorching  heat 179 

0  sacred  Head,  now  Avounded 94 

O  say,  can  you  see  by  the  dawn's  early  light 244 

O  say  not,  I  will  get'  delay 126 

O,  sinner,  bring  not  tears' alone 238 

O  streams  of  earthly  love  and  joy 138 

O  tell  me,  thou  life  and  delight  of  my  soul 72 

0  that  my  load  of  sin  were  gone   153 

O  there  is  a  fountain  that  never  is  dry 93 

O  thou  God  of  my  salvation 56 

O  thou,  the  contrite  sinner's  friend 182 

0  thou  to  whom  in  ancient  times 36 

0  'tis  a  folly  and  a  crime 152 

Our  beautiful  flag,  0  now  we  see 248 

Our  Captain  leads  us  on 110 

Our  Father,  in  heaven 49 

Our  Father,  through  the  coming  year 230 

Our  hands  may  not  be  red  with  blood 144 

Our  heavenly  Father,  hear 56 

O  what  shall  I  do  to  be  saved 273 

O  where  shall  rest  be  found 133 

0  ye  immortal  throng 75 

Peaceful  be  thy  silent  slumber 200 

Pilgrim,  burdened  with  thy  sin 150 

Pleasant  is  the  Sabbath  bell 5 

Poor,  and  needy  though  I  be 30 

Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow 278 

Praises  to  him  who  built  the  hills 2^ 


2&6  INDEX. 

Praise  the  Lord  -who  died  to  save  us 78 

Praise  the  Lord  who  reigns  above 239 

Praise  ye  the  Lord !  'tis  good  to  raise 23 

Prayer  is  the  breath  of  God  in  man 184 

Prayer  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire 38 

Pray  without  ceasing,  pray 173 

Eeligion  is  the  chief  concern 122 

Eemeraber  tliy  Creator  now 119 

Keturn,  0  wanderer,  return 124 

Eise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings 176 

Else,  0  my  soul,  pursue  the  path 192 

Eock  of  ages,  cleft  for  me 131 

Bound  the  throne  in  glory 270 

Sabbath  bells  are  ringing 8 

Safely  through  another  week 4 

Saviour,  like  a  shepherd,  lead  us 60 

Saviour,  listen  to  our  prayer 71 

Saviour,  while  my  heart  i"s  tender 151 

Saw  you  never  in  the  twilight 105 

Say,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within 148 

See  the  kind  shepherd,  Jesus,  stands 121 

See  the  leaves  around  us  falling 229 

Shall  we  meet  beyond  the  river 255 

Show  pity.  Lord,  O  Lord  forgive 132 

Sing  to  the  great  Jehovah's  praise 227 

Sing  we  to  our  God  above 278 

Sinners,  obey  the  Gospel  Word 127 

Soft  are  the  fruitful  showers  that  bring 232 

Soldiers  of  Christ,  arise 162 

So  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 170 

Some  love  to  drink  from  the  foamy  brink 264 

Songs  of  praise  the  angels  sang 53 

Soon  as  I  neard  my  Father  say 134 

Sow  in  the  morn  thy  seed 160 

Stand  up  !  stand  up  for  Jesus  ! 158 

Stern  winter  throws  his  icy  chains  233 

Still  onward  through  the  land  of  foes 188 

Strains  of  music  otten  greet  me 9 

Sweet  hour  of  prayer,  sweet  hour  of  prayer 42 

Take  my  heart,  0  Father,  take  it 169 

Teach  me  the  measure  or  my  days 197 


INDEX.  287 

rhe  author  of  salvation 87 

The  Bible  !  the  Bible !  more  precioias  than  gold 14 

The  children  are  gathering  from  near  and  from  far. . .  258 

The  Comforter  has  come 149 

The  day  is  past  and  gone 46 

The  drink  that's  in  the  drunkard's  bowl 2(52 

Thee  we  adore,  Eternal  Name 194 

The  Father  and  the  Son 278 

The  God  of  harvest  praise 236 

The  golden  gates  are  lifted  up 113 

The  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord. 18 

The  leaves  around  me  falling 232 

The  Lord  attends  when  children  pray 28 

The  Lord  is  my  shepherd,  how  happy  am  I ! 82 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns 27 

The  Lord  my  shepherd  is 67 

The  Lord  of  Sabbath  let  us  praise Ill 

The  Lord  our  refuge  is 1 85 

The  long-lost  Son  with  streaming  eyes 130 

The  morning  breaks  ;  my  voice  I  raise 47 

The  morning  light  is  breaking 253 

The  pearl  which  worldlings  covet 263 

There  are  no  gods  but  One,  yet  we ^ 140 

There  is  a  fold  where  none  can  stray 210 

There  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood 89 

There  is  a  glorious  world  of  light 208 

There  is  a  God  who  reigns  above 127 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight. 211 

There  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest 208 

There  is  an  hour  when  I  must  part 125 

There  is  a  path  that  leads  to  God 121 

There  is  a  time  we  know  not  when 125 

There  is  no  night  in  heaven 216 

There'll  be  something  in  heaven  for  children  to  do. .  272 

There's  a  light  in  the  window  for  thee,  brother 254 

There's  not  a  star  whose  twinklinfr  light 19 

The  roseate  hues  of  early  dawn 215 

The  rosy  light  is  dawning 4 

The  w^ay  to  heaven  is  narrow 269 

Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love 7 

Thine  holy  day's  returning 12 

This  da^  is  the  day  of  the  Lord 142 

This  lite  is  a  battle  with  Satan  and  sin 255 

This  life  is  a  race 267 


288  INDEX. 


Tliou  art  gone  to  the  grave,  but  we  will  not  deplore 

thee 203 

Thou  God  of  glorious  majesty 221 

Thou  guardian  of  our  youthful  days 64 

Thou  shalt  honor  thy  father,  the  guide  of  thy  youth  143 

Thou  who  roll' St  the  year  around 231 

Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  night 45 

Thy  wav,  not  mine,  0  Lord 77 

Thy  will  be  done 266 

Time  is  winging  us  away 196 

'Tis  midnight ;  and  on  Olive's  brow 92 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost 278 

To  God  the  Father's  throne 278 

To-morrow,  Lordj  is  thine 137 

To  praise  tne  Saviour's  name 33 

To  the  wandering  and  the  weary 123 

To  thy  pastures,  green  and  fair 69 

Unvail  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb 198 

Unfurl  the  banner  of  the  free 246 

Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night 227 

We  are  out  on  an  ocean  sailing 256 

We  bring  no  glittering  treasure 116 

We  journey  through  a  vale  of  tears 166 

Welcome,  delightful  morn 6 

Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest 6 

Welcome,  welcome,  dear  Eedeemer 70 

We  love  the  Sabbath  day 7 

We  stand  in  deep  repentance 147 

We  three  kings  of  Orient  are 106 

What  are  those  soul-reviving  strains 62 

What  doth  the  ladder  mean 79 

What  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page 15 

When  Abrah'm,  full  of  sacred  awe 237 

When  blooming  youtlris  snatched  away 205 

When  downward  to  the  darksome  tomb 113 

When  I  can  read  my  title  clear 211 

When  I  sleep   and  when  I  wake 31 

When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross 87 

When  Jesus  left  his  Father's  throne 97 

When  Jordan  rushed  his  waters  still 79 

When  marshaled  on  the  nightly  plain 108 

When  on  the  brink  of  death - 205 


INDEX.  289 

When  the  battle  is  fonght,  and  t"he  victory  won.    -    .  272 

When  the  harvest  is  past  and  the  summer  is  gone. . .  223 

When  thou,  my  righteous  Judsre,  shalt  come.  .......  224 

When  verdure  clothes  the  fertile  vale 227 

When  waves  of  sorrow  round  me  swell 181 

Where  we  oft  have  met  in  gladness 207 

While  angels  bow  before  thee 140 

While  life  prolongs  its  precious  light 118 

While  shepherds  watched  their  flocks  by  night 96 

While  with  ceaseless  course,  the  snn 225 

Who  is  as  a  Christian  great  ? 191 

Whom  thou  dost  guard,  O  King  of  kings 43 

Why  will  ye  waste  on  trifling  cares 124 

Wide,  ye  heavenly  gates,  unfold 109 

Within  the  olive  shade 91 

With  joy  we  lift  our  eyes 82 

With  tearful  eyes  I  look  around 265 

Ye  angels  who  stand  round  the  throne 218 

Yes,  for  me,  for  me  he  careth 180 


THE    END. 


